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N53WH

Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8

Valid Missouri

N53WH is a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8, a balloon with no engine, built in 2005. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Balloon Stormers INC, a corporation in Ashland, Missouri. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 24, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated February 17, 2005.

Aircraft

Maker
Firefly Balloons Inc
Model
FIREFLY 8
Serial number
F8-2011
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2005
Transponder code
A6B010 (octal 51530020)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 24, 2008
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · February 17, 2005
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00146829

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Balloon Stormers INC
Type
Corporation
Address
603 N Henry Clay Blvd
Ashland, MO 65010-9626

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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