- Registered owner
- Kirk Chad Justin
- Location
- Zebulon, NC
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- F7-800
- Type
- Balloon
- Engine
- None
- Airworthiness
- Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date
- September 21, 1992
- Certificate issued
- April 21, 2022
- Expires
- April 30, 2029
- Mode S code
- A2778F
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 · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15
SAIB CE-11-44Fuel: Cylinder Strap InstallationNTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N2580AMatched 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 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20051008025049ILevel Off Touchdown · Albuquerque, NM(-23) Landed in field, bounced over an irrigation ditch (momentarily airborne) basket landed and wind blew envelope over power lines. Occupants remained in basket, no injuries. Approximately 210 feet from initial touchdown point to the power lines.Incident 20011011033199ILevel Off Touchdown · Albuquerque, NM(-23) On 10/11/01 at 10:45 MDT, N2580A, a balloon works firefly AX7-15 balloon, flown by private pilot kenneth August ferguson, contacted an abandoned powerline after landing in tijeras canyon east of Albuquerque, NM at the end of a part 91 pleasure flight.…
Reports on N2580A not matched to an aircraft · 1
They name N2580A, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N2580AGeneral 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 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 13
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15
STC SB09657RCInstallation of Aircraft Position LightsSTC SB04407ATInstallation of the DBI-III OmegaSTC SA3226SOAttachment of Hagar appendages.STC SB00078ATInstallation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes.STC SB00565ATInstallation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes.STC SB01506ATAttachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes.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 SA5470NMInstallation of position light.STC SA4302NMInstallation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N2580A before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.