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Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15

FAA model code1050116

Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15: Balloon, with 73 aircraft on the US register, built between 2001 and 2010.

73
On the US register
0
Engines
1
Seats
Class
Balloon
Engine type
None
Operates from
Land
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Build years on the register
2001–2010

Aircraft on the register by year built

More registered Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft were built in 2002 than in any other year: 11.

0102020052010

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations. Aircraft still registered today, by year of manufacture; not production totals.

Where they are registered

US states with the most registrations of this type. The state is the registration address, a count only.

  • NM7
  • CO5
  • NC5
  • NY5
  • FL4
  • MI4
  • MO4
  • OR4
  • TX4
  • CA3
  • KS3
  • NJ3

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Registry, retrieved 2026-09-22. Counts are Voydar's tally of current registrations.

Accident record

2 NTSB records match an aircraft of this type that is on the register today (73 registered). This is not an accident rate: it leaves out aircraft no longer registered and says nothing about hours flown.

Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.

All Firefly Balloons Inc models

Specifications are the FAA aircraft reference record for the model code; the FAA file carries no dimensions or performance beyond those shown. Reference data, not for flight planning.