Balloon

N515V

1989 Thunder & Colt Thunder AX7-77

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1989
Serial
1532
Class
Balloon
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Moline, IL
Registration record

N515V on the FAA register

Type
1989 Thunder & Colt Thunder AX7-77
Serial
1532
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Moline, IL
Certificate issued
2009-06-23
Airworthiness date
1999-02-20
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · balloon
Mode S (hex)
A675DD
Mode S (octal)
51472735
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-06-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N515V.
  • 1999-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (balloon)).
  • 1989
    Manufactured (1989).
Overview

About N515V

N515V is a 1989 Thunder & Colt Thunder AX7-77, serial number 1532. It is registered to an individual in Moline, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 23, 2009 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a balloon and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (balloon), dated February 20, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N515V.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N515V.

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.