- Registered owner
- Arrington Vineyards LLC
- Location
- Arrington, TN
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- F8-2029
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Certificate issued
- January 25, 2021
- Expires
- January 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A103AF
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 |
Airframe · Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 8
AD 2013-03-10HardwareAD 75-12-08Throttle or Trigger ValvesInformation bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Firefly Balloons 2010 FIREFLY 8
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N16455Matched 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 2010 FIREFLY 8 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N16455Matched 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 2010 FIREFLY 8 aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N16455General 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 2010 FIREFLY 8 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 2010 FIREFLY 8
STC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SB00078ATInstallation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes.STC SB01506ATAttachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes.STC SB02972ATInstallation of Aerostar International carriages, burners, and instruments under a Firefly 10 balloon envelope.STC SL2828SOInstallation of the Galaxy 4860 basket on Firefly 8 envelope.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 SB1679GLReplace suspension cables with Finn-Bilt Ltd. suspension cableKit No. 119 (Firefly 5, 6B, 7B), Kit No. 219 (Firefly 6, 7B, 8B), Kit No. 319 (Firefly 8), or Kit No. 419 (Firefly 9).STC SA5470NMInstallation of position light.STC SA4302NMInstallation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 2
These aircraft carried N16455 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.