Balloon

N1521W

1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
11055
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
St Louis, MO
Registration record

N1521W on the FAA register

Type
1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
11055
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
St Louis, MO
Certificate issued
1981-11-18
Airworthiness date
1981-09-07
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D42D
Mode S (octal)
50152055
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1981-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N1521W.
  • 1981-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1521W

N1521W is a 1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 11055. It is registered to an individual in St Louis, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 1981 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated September 7, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1521W.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1521W.

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.