Balloon

N1519J

2001 Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
GLX-1048B
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Commerce City, CO
Registration record

N1519J on the FAA register

Type
2001 Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 8B
Serial
GLX-1048B
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Commerce City, CO
Certificate issued
2002-04-18
Airworthiness date
2001-06-18
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D182
Mode S (octal)
50150602
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N1519J to the current registrant.
  • 2001-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1976-05-13
    N1519J previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 28-23916); cancelled.
Overview

About N1519J

N1519J is a 2001 Galaxy Balloons Galaxy 8B, serial number GLX-1048B. It is registered to an individual in Commerce City, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2002 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 18, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1519J. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-05-03 Accident · Medicine Lodge,Ks, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1011
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N1519J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LLY FOLLOWED ALONG HEAVILY ON FLT CTLS.

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.