N15095 — 2002 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15
Active registrationChecked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 25, 2026
N15095 appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2014, serious injuries). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 25, 2026.
Aircraft record
- Serial number
- F8B-2027
- Manufacturer
- Firefly Balloons Inc
- Model
- FIREFLY 8B-15
- Year
- 2002
- Category
- Balloon
- Engine
- None None
- Registration
- Active
- Registered to
- Howes Skip — Colorado Springs, CO
Accident & incident history
An unexpected increase in wind velocity which resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent passenger injury.
Registration timeline
Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2002 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15).
- May 19, 2003registered — Howes Skip
Earlier aircraft on this N-number
The tail number N15095 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2002 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15 above.
- until Apr 12, 1999Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 (s/n F7003)
- until Oct 19, 19551935 Piper E-2 (s/n 224)
Frequently asked
- Has N15095 been in an accident?
- Yes. N15095 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2014.
- What kind of aircraft is N15095?
- N15095 is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15 (balloon), serial number F8B-2027.
- Who is N15095 registered to?
- N15095 is registered to Howes Skip of Colorado Springs, CO. Registration status: active.
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