Balloon

N2553K

Balloon Works Firefly 7-15

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
F7-793
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
V1 Rotate LLC (LLC)
Based
Statesville, NC
Registration record

N2553K on the FAA register

Type
Balloon Works Firefly 7-15
Serial
F7-793
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
V1 Rotate LLC
Statesville, NC
Certificate issued
2025-10-16
Airworthiness date
1992-06-19
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A26CDC
Mode S (octal)
50466334
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N2553K to the current registrant.
  • 1992-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1951-09-05
    N2553K previously assigned to a Luscombe 8E (s/n 5280); cancelled.
Overview

About N2553K

N2553K is a Balloon Works Firefly 7-15, serial number F7-793. The FAA register lists V1 Rotate LLC as the registrant in Statesville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 16, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 19, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2553K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2553K.

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

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