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N1526R

Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15

Valid Indiana

N1526R is a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15, a balloon with no engine, built in 2002. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Columbus, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 23, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated December 9, 2002.

Aircraft

Maker
Firefly Balloons Inc
Model
FIREFLY 8B-15
Serial number
F8B-2033
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2002
Transponder code
A0D4D7 (octal 50152327)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 23, 2021
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · December 9, 2002
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00018619

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Gallant Michael T
Type
Individual
Address
2525 Cedarridge Dr
Columbus, IN 47203-2265

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

1988-07-27Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B · N-number assigned but not yet registered

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data