N2587B
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on January 4, 1989.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- July 6, 1986Accident
THE PLT RECEIVED A CHECKOUT IN THE ACFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AND THEN FLEW TO THE PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 FOOT MSL ELEVATION. GROUND WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS 'BUZZING THE AREA' AND FLEW INTO AN AREA OF HIGH TERRAIN. THE WITNESSES STATED THE ACFT STALLED INTO THE TOP OF THE TREES.