Balloon

N15111

2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
F7-2010
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol (Corporation)
Based
Maxwell Afb, AL
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Registration record

N15111 on the FAA register

Type
2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2010
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Afb, AL
Certificate issued
2002-07-17
Airworthiness date
2002-06-08
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D07B
Mode S (octal)
50150173
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N15111 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2001
    Manufactured (2001).
  • 1997-01-14
    N15111 previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-401 (s/n 4010830); cancelled.
  • 1990-04-13
    N15111 previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 8-24 (s/n F8003); cancelled.
Overview

About N15111

N15111 is a 2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2010. The FAA register lists Civil Air Patrol as the registrant in Maxwell Afb, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2002 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 8, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N15111. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-06-13 Accident · Denver City, TX Damage: Destroyed NTSB · FTW95LA241
Reported aircraft: Air Tractor AT-401 — a different aircraft that carried the N15111 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A FRACTURE OF THE #3 CYLINDER RESULTING IN THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE CYLINDER. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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.