Balloon

N1501B

1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
11112
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Eastport, ME
Registration record

N1501B on the FAA register

Type
1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
11112
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Eastport, ME
Certificate issued
2012-01-25
Airworthiness date
1981-12-17
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0CCAC
Mode S (octal)
50146254
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N1501B to the current registrant.
  • 1981-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1973-07-25
    N1501B previously assigned to a Luscombe 8F (s/n 6128); cancelled.
Overview

About N1501B

N1501B is a 1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 11112. It is registered to an individual in Eastport, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated December 17, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1501B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-01-07 Accident · Fowler,Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0173
Reported aircraft: Luscombe 8F — a different aircraft that carried the N1501B registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.