Balloon

N40515

1983 Raven Industries Rally RX7

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
RX7-312
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ace Aviation Adventures Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ann Arbor, MI
Registration record

N40515 on the FAA register

Type
1983 Raven Industries Rally RX7
Serial
RX7-312
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Ace Aviation Adventures Inc
Ann Arbor, MI
Certificate issued
2001-10-19
Airworthiness date
1983-06-30
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A4C1CD
Mode S (octal)
51140715
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N40515 to the current registrant.
  • 1983-06-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1981-09-29
    N40515 previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 7954); cancelled.
  • 1974-01-28
    N40515 previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7405245); cancelled.
Overview

About N40515

N40515 is a 1983 Raven Industries Rally RX7, serial number RX7-312. The FAA register lists Ace Aviation Adventures Inc as the registrant in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2001 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated June 30, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40515.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40515.

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.