Balloon

N97UB

1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
F8B-534
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Manchester, NH
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Registration record

N97UB on the FAA register

Type
1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
Serial
F8B-534
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Manchester, NH
Certificate issued
2020-01-16
Airworthiness date
1997-04-15
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
AD8310
Mode S (octal)
53301420
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-01-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N97UB.
  • 1997-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N97UB

N97UB is a 1997 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15, serial number F8B-534. It is registered to an individual in Manchester, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 16, 2020 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 15, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97UB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N97UB.

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.