Balloon

N2553H

1992 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
F7-790
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Decatur, AL
Registration record

N2553H on the FAA register

Type
1992 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-790
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Decatur, AL
Certificate issued
2022-03-12
Airworthiness date
1992-06-09
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A26CDA
Mode S (octal)
50466332
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N2553H to the current registrant.
  • 1992-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1988-10-12
    N2553H previously assigned to a ERCO / Forney / Alon Ercoupe 415C (s/n 3178); cancelled.
Overview

About N2553H

N2553H is a 1992 Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-790. It is registered to an individual in Decatur, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 12, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 9, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2553H.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2553H.

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.