Flight Tracker
N15095
2002 FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15
Balloon · None · Standard
1 NTSB record for this tail number. See the full record below.

Registration

Registered Owner
HOWES SKIP
Registrant Type
Individual
Location
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Status
Valid
Certificate Issued
May 19, 2003
Airworthiness Date
Apr 11, 2003
Expires
Apr 30, 2030
Approved Operations
Balloon

Airframe

Manufacturer
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
Model
FIREFLY 8B-15
Year
2002
Serial Number
F8B-2027
Seats
1
Engines
-
Max Weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Cruise Speed
-
Type Certificate
-

Powerplant

Engine Manufacturer
NONE
Engine Model
NONE
Type
None
Power
-

Live Flight Status

Checking live traffic…

Coverage depends on ground receiver reception and is not a complete picture of traffic.

Transponder & Tracking

Mode S Code (Hex)
A0CDE0
Mode S Code (Octal)
50146740

The hex code is the aircraft's ICAO 24-bit address, broadcast by its ADS-B transponder. It is the key used to match live position reports to this registration.

Ownership History: 2 prior registrations

RegistrantLocationCancelled
BLANCHARD THEODORE AND SCHELLINGTON WILLIAM JR PHILADELPHIA, PA Oct 19, 1955
LARSEN ROBERT S JR FRESNO, CA Apr 12, 1999

NTSB Accident & Incident Record

Apr 19, 2014 Accident Security, CO
Injuries1 serious
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 091
Probable Cause

An unexpected increase in wind velocity which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent passenger injury.

NTSB CEN14CA215