Balloon

N1527Q

Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
10195
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Reno, NV
Registration record

N1527Q on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
10195
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Reno, NV
Certificate issued
2024-06-04
Airworthiness date
1980-07-02
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D4F9
Mode S (octal)
50152371
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N1527Q to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1973-06-05
    N1527Q previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15072827); cancelled.
Overview

About N1527Q

N1527Q is a Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 10195. It is registered to co-owners in Reno, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 2, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1527Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-11-17 Accident · Oceano,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3799
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N1527Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: R ICE

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.