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N1520C

2002 Firefly Balloons Galaxy 8B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2002
Serial
GLX-1058B
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pickens, SC
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Registration record

N1520C on the FAA register

Type
2002 Firefly Balloons Galaxy 8B
Serial
GLX-1058B
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pickens, SC
Certificate issued
2024-03-14
Airworthiness date
2002-04-10
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D3F8
Mode S (octal)
50151770
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N1520C to the current registrant.
  • 2002-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1997-03-06
    N1520C previously assigned to a Cessna 180 (s/n 30220); cancelled.
Overview

About N1520C

N1520C is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Galaxy 8B, serial number GLX-1058B. It is registered to an individual in Pickens, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated April 10, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1520C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-03-15 Accident · Winslow, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX95LA135
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N1520C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgement by intentionally deciding to buzz.

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.