Balloon

N1533F

1980 Balloon Works Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
10200
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cary, IL
Registration record

N1533F on the FAA register

Type
1980 Balloon Works Firefly 7
Serial
10200
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cary, IL
Certificate issued
2022-02-24
Airworthiness date
1980-07-09
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A0D81B
Mode S (octal)
50154033
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N1533F.
  • 1980-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
Overview

About N1533F

N1533F is a 1980 Balloon Works Firefly 7, serial number 10200. It is registered to an individual in Cary, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated July 9, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1533F.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1533F.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Balloon Works Firefly 7 aircraft

All 129 Balloon Works Firefly 7 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Illinois

All 8,055 aircraft registered in Illinois →
Similar aircraft

Other balloons on the register

  • N2502K1991 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
  • N313TP2000 Arbc Inc Dba Lindstrand 90A
  • N250481992 Balloon Works Firefly 8B-15
  • N292361986 Aerostar International RX-7
  • N6319S1990 Aerostar International Raven S49A
  • N446271983 Head Balloons AX8-88
More from Balloon Works

Balloon Works models on the register

Own N1533F?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Aircraft registered in Illinois· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.