Balloon

N21961

2004 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
F7-2039
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tim Mcconnell Photography (Corporation)
Based
Indianola, IA
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Registration record

N21961 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-2039
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Tim Mcconnell Photography
Indianola, IA
Certificate issued
2004-08-28
Airworthiness date
2004-03-03
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A1DE35
Mode S (octal)
50357065
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N21961 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1982-10-12
    N21961 previously assigned to a Cessna 150L (s/n 15074570); cancelled.
Overview

About N21961

N21961 is a 2004 Firefly Balloons Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-2039. The FAA register lists Tim Mcconnell Photography as the registrant in Indianola, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 28, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated March 3, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N21961. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-05-30 Accident · Lexington,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1567
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150L — a different aircraft that carried the N21961 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UNWAY LIGHTS.

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.