N1514G

FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 8B-15 · 2002 · Balloon · 0 engines · 1 seat · Valid Registration

Registered owner: COMPTON PRESTON W, TN (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

OperatorRolePeriodBasis
Steven Kenneth FlandersOperatoron 2010-04-02Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 2010-04-02 Operator named in NTSB report
FIREFLY AX8B Serious injury Part 91Steven Kenneth Flanders

Operated by Steven Kenneth Flanders (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ERA10CA211

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 2014-02-17.

FALSE WARNING · 2014-02-17 Matched by certificate designator
ATA 5270

Part: WARNING SYSTEM — FALSE ACTIVATION (COCKPIT) · airframe 23,404 hrs · 15,962 cycles

BOTH EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR CAUTION MESSAGES. REMOVED & REINSTALLED EXIT DOORS. PERFORMED OPERATIONS CHECK IAW AMM 52-70-00. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.

Source: SDR N6WA20140217001