Balloon

N1523D

Firefly Balloons Firefly 7B-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7B-2006
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grove, OK
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Registration record

N1523D on the FAA register

Type
Firefly Balloons Firefly 7B-15
Serial
F7B-2006
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grove, OK
Certificate issued
2022-08-11
Airworthiness date
2002-06-20
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D462
Mode S (octal)
50152142
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N1523D to the current registrant.
  • 2002-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1997-09-17
    N1523D previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7-B (s/n 11073); cancelled.
  • 1970-08-06
    N1523D previously assigned to a Cessna 195 (s/n 7745); cancelled.
Overview

About N1523D

N1523D is a Firefly Balloons Firefly 7B-15, serial number F7B-2006. It is registered to an individual in Grove, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 20, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1523D. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-02-05 Accident · Winston Salem Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0054
Reported aircraft: Cessna 195 — a different aircraft that carried the N1523D registration before this airframe.
1964-10-09 Accident · Southport Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0548
Reported aircraft: Cessna 195 — a different aircraft that carried the N1523D registration before this airframe.

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.