Staging copy. The live site is at https://staging.data.eflight.com.
eFlight RegistryFAA data, updated daily
Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N1538A

Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B

N1538A is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B, a balloon with no engine. It is registered to an individual in Raleigh, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 12, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030. No airworthiness certificate is on file, which is normal for drones and for aircraft still being built or tested.

Aircraft

Maker
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 6B
Serial number
10191
Type
Balloon
Power
None
Seats
0
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A0D8C5 (octal 50154305)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 12, 2023
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
May 1, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00733200

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bruce Bailey L H
Type
Individual
Address
3308 Beech Bluff Ln
Raleigh, NC 27616-8737

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

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

Earlier use of this number 1

1960-04-26Piper PA-20 · Valid registration

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