Balloon

N1526U

1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7-B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
11103
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hastings, MI
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Registration record

N1526U on the FAA register

Type
1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7-B
Serial
11103
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hastings, MI
Certificate issued
2001-07-17
Airworthiness date
1981-11-03
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D4DA
Mode S (octal)
50152332
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N1526U.
  • 1981-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1526U

N1526U is a 1981 Balloon Works Firefly 7-B, serial number 11103. It is registered to an individual in Hastings, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2001 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated November 3, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1526U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1526U.

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.