# N2203B: Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7B-15 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-7b-15) (registry code 1050123, 1 seats) - Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F7B-2009 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Certificate issued: February 22, 2012 - Expires: February 29, 2028 - Mode S code: A1E3C4 - Registered owners: [Goodnow Connie R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODNOW%20CONNIE%20R), [Costello Paul E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COSTELLO%20PAUL%20E) - Location: [Topeka, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Topeka) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 38.9767° N, 95.8446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66610, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2203B - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2203B 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 7B-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 ## 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 None matched to N2203B. ## NTSB investigations on N2203B not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI82DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA042), Feb 8, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N2203B), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage ## 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. - [Incident 20060930020849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060930020849I), Sep 30, 2006: Balwks FIREFLY7B15 (N2203B), Wllington, KS, Minor damage. (-23) During the inflation of the balloon envelope the pilot light hose to the burner causing minor damage to the balloon basket and envelope. ## Reports on N2203B not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N2203B, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19820208002759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208002759A), Feb 8, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N2203B), Valparasio, IN, Substantial damage. Student on first solo flight. Lost control on landing roll. Hit snowbank. Was reaching for something in cockpit. ## Service difficulty reports (1) As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 2006FA0000999](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000999), Oct 2, 2006: LINE. SEPARATED. HOSE SEPARATED AT THE FUEL LINE END. PILOT WAS INFLATING BALLOON WHEN THIS OCCURRED. NEW HOSES WERE INSTALLED ON 7/27/2006. THE BALLOON HAD BEEN FLOWN TWICE, WI ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (10) 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 7B-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 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 SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. 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 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 N2203B The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2203B before. - [Cancelled 1966-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2203B-1966-05-12): Luscombe 8A, S/N 6630, built 1948. Owner: [Hohenstein Carl Jr Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOHENSTEIN%20CARL%20JR%20ETAL), [Kingston, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Kingston) ## Related - Other Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-7b-15/aircraft.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.