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N97UB

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15 · 1997 · Valid

N97UB is a BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15 (year 1997), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-10-25. Owner type: individual. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database; accident and incident history is in NTSB CAROL.

Snapshot date: 2026-10-25 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
F8B-534
Issued
Jan 16, 2020
Expires
Jan 31, 2030
Type aircraft
Balloon
State
NH

Registered owner

G. P.

NH

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentIndividual owner (redacted)certificate issued Jan 16, 2020
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history

We don't import NTSB accident data, so this profile can't say whether N97UB has an accident or incident record. Search the tail number in NTSB CAROL, including any earlier N-numbers the aircraft carried. Open NTSB CAROL.

Airworthiness Directives

We don't import the FAA AD library, so this profile lists no ADs. Which ADs apply to N97UB depends on its airframe, engine, propeller, installed equipment and serial ranges — search each in the FAA AD library (DRS) and check the logbook AD record with your A&P.

Type certificate

BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 8B-15 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the BALLOON WORKS family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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