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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N2597G

Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15

Valid Missouri

N2597G is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, a balloon with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Kansas City, Missouri. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 7, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028. 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 8B-15
Serial number
F8B-474
Type
Balloon
Power
None
Seats
1
Year built
Not given
Transponder code
A27C41 (octal 50476101)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 7, 2021
Expires
October 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 16, 2023
Airworthiness
None on file
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00015182

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sherman Carol L
Type
Individual
Address
4306 Holmes St
Kansas City, MO 64110-1575

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.

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