N15095 is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15 (balloon) with serial number F8B-2027, registered in Colorado Springs, CO. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Apr 30, 2030; the renewal window opens on Oct 30, 2029. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (balloon), issued Apr 11, 2003. It is one of 73 FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft in the FAA registry, 5 of them registered in Colorado. About 73% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Apr 19, 2014.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Denver FSDO (DEN FSDO) · (303) 342-1100
- Certificate issued
- May 19, 2003
- Last FAA action
- Oct 20, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A0CDE0
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50146740
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
- Model
- FIREFLY 8B-15
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- A14SO (JR Aerosports Ltd.)
- Year manufactured
- 2002
- Serial number
- F8B-2027
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Engine type
- None
- Engines / seats
- - / 1
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Apr 11, 2003
- Approved operations
- Balloon
Public airports near Colorado Springs
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Of Colorado Springs Municipal Colorado Springs, CO | KCOS | 5 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Meadow Lake Colorado Springs, CO | KFLY | 12 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| Colorado Springs East Ellicott, CO | CO4 | 19 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 1999 | BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7 | F7003 | |||
| Oct 19, 1955 | PIPER E-2 | 224 | 1935 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2014 | Security, CO | Firefly 8B-15 this airframe | - | Serious | CEN14CA215 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Sep 29, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.