# N518WB: 1950 Fairey FIREFLY AS-6

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairey FIREFLY AS-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairey-firefly-as-6) (registry code 3400204, 5 seats)
- Serial number: 135129
- Year built: 1950
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 2002
- Certificate issued: February 21, 2003
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A6811D
- Registered owner: [Kurdziel Edward G Jr Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KURDZIEL%20EDWARD%20G%20JR%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Del Mar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Del%20Mar)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9626° N, 117.2505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92014, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518WB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518WB

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Fairey FIREFLY AS-6)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N518WB.

## 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 20120603009629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120603009629I), Jun 3, 2012: Fairey Aviation Ltd FIREFLY AS-6 (N518WB), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. On June 3, 2012, N518WB, a Fairey firefly model AS-6 aircraft landed runway 27R see. During landing roll out the left main landing gear collapsed. The pilot…

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Fairey FIREFLY AS-6 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairey-firefly-as-6/aircraft.md

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