Balloon

N1528U

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F7-2030
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Alta, IA
Registration record

N1528U on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2030
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Alta, IA
Certificate issued
2012-07-11
Airworthiness date
2003-06-25
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D520
Mode S (octal)
50152440
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N1528U to the current registrant.
  • 2003-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1528U

N1528U is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2030. It is registered to an individual in Alta, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 25, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1528U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1528U.

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.