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Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B-15
N25884 is a Balloon Works FIREFLY 6B-15, a balloon with no engine, built in 1994. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Marcellus, New York. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 20, 2019 and expires on December 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated April 19, 1994.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Balloon Works
- Model
- FIREFLY 6B-15 · all FIREFLY 6B-15s and related versions
- Built of
- fabric and wickerA hot-air balloon: a coated nylon envelope, stainless-steel cables, and a wicker or aluminium basket under a propane burner. This is how the Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- F6B-106
- Type
- BalloonFAA type of aircraft code 2 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- NoneFAA type of engine code 0 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · None NONE
- Seats
- 1
- Year built
- 1994
- Transponder code
- A278C3 (octal 50474303)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- December 20, 2019
- Expires
- December 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- September 22, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · BalloonFAA certificate purpose code B (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · April 19, 1994
- FAA region
- EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00784792
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Parker Brian D
- Type
- IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Address
- 4216 Browsing Ln
Marcellus, NY 13108-9604
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Earlier use of this number 1
Connections how N25884 links to the rest of the register
- Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 18 registered
- Balloon Works 565 aircraft on the register
- Built of fabric and wicker · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Marcellus, NY 3 aircraft registered in this town
- New York 6,663 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 4 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the Balloon Works FIREFLY 6 21 supplemental type certificates
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The public federal record on N25884, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Parker Brian D, an individual, certificate issued December 20, 2019, expires December 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for balloon, dated April 19, 1994, consistent with the 1994 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial F6B-106 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
N25884 was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna 152 (serial 15280834, cancelled July 29, 1989). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N25884: Accident on April 10, 1989 at Irwindale, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on February 10, 1987 at El Monte, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
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NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · operated under 091
IMPROPER PROCEDURE USED BY THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.
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Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · operated under 091
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of November 6, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, November 6, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data