# N72524: Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-15) (registry code 1050111, 1 seats) - Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F8B-615 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Certificate issued: October 19, 2000 - Expires: August 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A9B8DA - Registered owners: [Marx Michael B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARX%20MICHAEL%20B), [Marx Rebecca S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARX%20REBECCA%20S) - Location: [Prosper, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Prosper) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 33.2410° N, 96.8075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75078, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72524 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72524 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 (Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-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 (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 FTW01LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA154), Jun 23, 2001: Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15 (N72524), Celina, TX, no damage. Probable cause: the unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot-in-command which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the uneven/rough terrain. ## 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. - [Accident 20010623033529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010623033529A), Jun 23, 2001: Balwks FIREFLY8B15 (N72524), Mc Kinney, TX, No damage. (-23) Mr. George, a lta commercial pilot, was imparting instruction to a student pilot. The student pilot was having difficulty with landings. All landings… ## Reports on N72524 not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N72524, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19881219070979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881219070979I), Dec 19, 1988: Beech B200 (N72524), Romney, WV. Traffic advisory issued using improper format. Pilot thought he was cleared to flight level 190 - [Incident 19790125003432I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790125003432I), Jan 25, 1979: Doug DC6 (N72524), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Taxiing to the run up area, snow packed and slippery. Struck waiting helicopter N4227. ## 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) (14) 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 (Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-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 SA3251SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3251SO): Attachment of Balloon appendage. JR Aerosports LTD - [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 SB01015AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01015AT): Attachment of sea serpent appendage. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01597AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01597AT): Attachment of '57 Chevy' appendages. 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 SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [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 N72524 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N72524 before. - [Cancelled 1952-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72524-1952-10-28): Cessna 120, S/N 9694. Owner: [Stone William G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STONE%20WILLIAM%20G) ## Related - Other Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-8b-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.