Balloon

N1518F

Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-2011
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Raleigh, NC
Registration record

N1518F on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2011
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Raleigh, NC
Certificate issued
2021-11-20
Airworthiness date
2002-03-11
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D15C
Mode S (octal)
50150534
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N1518F to the current registrant.
  • 2002-03-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1995-03-03
    N1518F previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7-B (s/n 10335); cancelled.
  • 1965-03-18
    N1518F previously assigned to a Cessna 185D (s/n 185-0858); cancelled.
Overview

About N1518F

N1518F is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2011. It is registered to an individual in Raleigh, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 11, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1518F.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1518F.

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.