Balloon

N1516F

Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-2002
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Winamac, IN
Registration record

N1516F on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2002
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Winamac, IN
Certificate issued
2023-08-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0D116
Mode S (octal)
50150426
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1516F to the current registrant.
  • 1982-04-17
    N1516F previously assigned to a Cessna 185D (s/n 1850850); cancelled.
Overview

About N1516F

N1516F is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2002. It is registered to an individual in Winamac, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 29, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1516F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-09-01 Accident · Glennallen,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3358
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185 — a different aircraft that carried the N1516F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: O BCM AIRBORNE DURG TAKEOFF RUN,UNDTRMD REASON.

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.