Balloon

N1517L

Firefly Balloons Firefly 9B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F9B-2001
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Balloons of Hunterdon LLC (LLC)
Based
Ringoes, NJ
Registration record

N1517L on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 9B-15
Serial
F9B-2001
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Balloons of Hunterdon LLC
Ringoes, NJ
Certificate issued
2026-06-26
Airworthiness date
2001-05-08
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D13E
Mode S (octal)
50150476
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N1517L to the current registrant.
  • 2001-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1976-11-19
    N1517L previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E-936); cancelled.
Overview

About N1517L

N1517L is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 9B-15, serial number F9B-2001. The FAA register lists Balloons of Hunterdon LLC as the registrant in Ringoes, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 26, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated May 8, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1517L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1517L.

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

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