- Registered owner
- Pierre Peter A
- Location
- Fresno, CA
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- F8B-2044
- Year built
- 2003
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- June 9, 2003
- Certificate issued
- July 31, 2003
- Expires
- March 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A0D502
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1976 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 |
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N1527ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N1527ZMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft
Reports on N1527Z not matched to an aircraft · 2
They name N1527Z, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Incident 19990522026549IBeech 35B33 · Lafayette, IN(-23) After departing Purdue airport, west Lafayette, Indiana on may 22, 1999 aircraft experienced rough running engine shortly after establishing cruise flight. The pilot declared and emergency and returned to the airport to make an uneventful landing.…Incident 19800410050239IBeech B35 · Santa Ana, CAWhile taxiing, aircraft wing struck drop spinner of parked aircraft.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N1527ZGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 14
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 8B-15
STC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SA3251SOAttachment of Balloon appendage.STC SB00078ATInstallation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes.STC SB00565ATInstallation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes.STC SB01015ATAttachment of sea serpent appendage.STC SB01506ATAttachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes.STC SB01597ATAttachment of '57 Chevy' appendages.STC SA00680SEInstallation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer.STC SB918GLAddition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line.STC SB00407LAInstallation of foam padded tank covers.STC SB00408LAInstallation of protective caps on basket oak runners.STC SA1626NM PAGE 1Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series)STC SA4302NMInstallation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.