# N1514G: 2002 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-8b-15) (registry code 1050116, 1 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F8B-2024 - Year built: 2002 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: September 9, 2002 - Certificate issued: December 13, 2024 - Expires: December 31, 2031 - Mode S code: A0D0D1 - Registered owner: [Compton Preston W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPTON%20PRESTON%20W) - Location: [Kingsport, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Kingsport) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 36.5269° N, 82.5720° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37660, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1514G - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1514G From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15) - [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013 - [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011 ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA10CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA211), Apr 2, 2010: Firefly AX8B (N1514G), Durhamville, NY, no damage. Probable cause: The passenger's failure to adequately brace herself for the landing. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20100402032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100402032109A), Apr 2, 2010: Firefly Bal FIREFLY 8B- (N1514G), Durhamville, NY, No damage. Upon landing, the balloon touched down firmly, lurched forward and upward slightly. The passenger, standing behind the pilot, lost her footing when the balloon… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## Service difficulty reports on N1514G not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N1514G, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR N6WA20140217001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/N6WA20140217001), Feb 17, 2014: WARNING SYSTEM. FALSE ACTIVATION. BOTH EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR CAUTION MESSAGES. REMOVED & REINSTALLED EXIT DOORS. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK IAW AMM 52-70-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (14) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15) - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SA3251SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3251SO): Attachment of Balloon appendage. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB00078AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00078AT): Installation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB00565AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00565AT): Installation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01015AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01015AT): Attachment of sea serpent appendage. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01597AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01597AT): Attachment of '57 Chevy' appendages. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SA00680SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00680SE): Installation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SB918GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB918GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SB00408LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00408LA): Installation of protective caps on basket oak runners. Pacific Southwest Aerostats - [STC SA1626NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International ## Earlier aircraft with N1514G The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1514G before. - [Cancelled 1999-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1514G-1999-05-05): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N F7-015. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Wilsey David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSEY%20DAVID%20E), [Quakertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Quakertown) ## Related - Other Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-8b-15/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.