Balloon

N90825

Balloon Works Firefly 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F8B-315
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Phoenix, AZ
Registration record

N90825 on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 8B
Serial
F8B-315
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Phoenix, AZ
Certificate issued
2024-07-09
Airworthiness date
1990-04-02
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AC8FA0
Mode S (octal)
53107640
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N90825 to the current registrant.
  • 1990-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1964-12-15
    N90825 previously assigned to a Lockheed 49-46 (s/n 2087); cancelled.
Overview

About N90825

N90825 is a Balloon Works Firefly 8B, serial number F8B-315. It is registered to an individual in Phoenix, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 2, 1990.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90825. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-05-07 Accident · Jacksonville, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA82DA116
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale SA-319B — a different aircraft that carried the N90825 registration before this airframe.
1979-12-07 Accident · Baxter,Ia, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3624
Reported aircraft: Aerospatle 319B — a different aircraft that carried the N90825 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HOVER AT 5FT.ROTOR BLADE HIT TAIL BOOM DRG LNDG.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.