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N2579Z

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15

Valid Louisiana

N2579Z is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, a balloon with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Port Allen, Louisiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 3, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated May 27, 1993.

Aircraft

Maker
Balloon Works
Model
FIREFLY 8B-15
Serial number
F8B-440
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A2752A (octal 50472452)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 3, 2018
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · May 27, 1993
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00774402

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kent Karen S
Type
Individual
Address
4128 Rougon Rd
Port Allen, LA 70767-5217

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 2

1980-07-11Piper PA-23-250 · exported to Belgium · Valid registration
1974-03-06Cessna 185B · Valid registration

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