Balloon

N1517V

2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
F7-2007
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Leakey, TX
Registration record

N1517V on the FAA register

Type
2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2007
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Leakey, TX
Certificate issued
2001-10-19
Airworthiness date
2001-08-23
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D147
Mode S (octal)
50150507
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N1517V to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1991-12-13
    N1517V previously assigned to a Air Tractor AT-401 (s/n 4010835); cancelled.
  • 1989-11-01
    N1517V previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 11072); cancelled.
  • 1974-10-21
    N1517V previously assigned to a Cessna 172M Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172K Skyhawk (s/n 17263639); cancelled.
Overview

About N1517V

N1517V is a 2001 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2007. It is registered to an individual in Leakey, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2001 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 23, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1517V.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1517V.

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.