Balloon

N21953

2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
F7-2024
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mechanicsville, VA
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Registration record

N21953 on the FAA register

Type
2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7
Serial
F7-2024
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mechanicsville, VA
Certificate issued
2021-03-22
Airworthiness date
2004-08-18
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DE14
Mode S (octal)
50357024
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N21953 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-08-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 2003
    Manufactured (2003).
  • 1998-05-08
    N21953 previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15074564); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-19
    N21953 previously assigned to a Porterfield CP-50 (s/n 550); cancelled.
Overview

About N21953

N21953 is a 2003 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7, serial number F7-2024. It is registered to an individual in Mechanicsville, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated August 18, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21953. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-07-25 Accident · Philippi, WV Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · IAD96LA122
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N21953 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to alcohol, his resultant improper planning/decision, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from trees, while maneuvering at low altitude. Intentional maneuvering at low altitude was a related factor.

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.