Balloon

N1538A

Balloon Works Firefly 6B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
10191
Class
Balloon
Engines
—
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Raleigh, NC
Registration record

N1538A on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 6B
Serial
10191
Engines
—
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Raleigh, NC
Certificate issued
2023-04-12
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0D8C5
Mode S (octal)
50154305
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N1538A to the current registrant.
  • 1960-04-26
    N1538A previously assigned to a Piper PA-20 (s/n 20-734); cancelled.
Overview

About N1538A

N1538A is a Balloon Works Firefly 6B, serial number 10191. It is registered to an individual in Raleigh, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 12, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1538A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1538A.

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.