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N2085E

Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15

Valid Iowa

N2085E is a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15, a balloon with no engine, built in 2006. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 8, 2019 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated September 28, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Firefly Balloons Inc
Model
FIREFLY 8B-15
Serial number
F8B-2096
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2006
Transponder code
A1B2C7 (octal 50331307)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 8, 2019
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
February 9, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · September 28, 2006
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00278079

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Scheve Eric J
Type
Individual
Address
21461 154Th Street Pl
Spirit Lake, IA 51360-7283

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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 2

1990-04-04Piper PA-31-350 · exported to New Zealand · Valid registration
1952-02-07Aeronca 7AC · Valid registration

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