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N1640L

Firefly Balloons Inc GALAXY 8B

Valid Alabama

N1640L is a Firefly Balloons Inc GALAXY 8B, a balloon with no engine, built in 2009. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Moody, Alabama. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 31, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated June 25, 2009.

Aircraft

Maker
Firefly Balloons Inc
Model
GALAXY 8B
Serial number
GLX-1148B
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2009
Transponder code
A102ED (octal 50201355)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 31, 2024
Expires
March 31, 2031
Last FAA action
March 31, 2024
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · June 25, 2009
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01023604

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smith Roy H
Type
Individual
Address
4116 Moody Pkwy
Moody, AL 35004-2401

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Documents on file 0

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

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