N1517R
2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
N1517R on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-05-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2016-05-09Certificate of registration issued as N1517R to the current registrant.
- 2002-03-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
About N1517R
N1517R is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2017. The FAA register lists Balloons Over Iowa Ltd as the registrant in Carlisle, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 9, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 21, 2002.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1517R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Accident & incident history
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.
