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N1517R

Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 7-15

Valid Iowa

N1517R is a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 7-15, a balloon with no engine, built in 2002. It has 1 seat. It is registered to Balloons Over Iowa LTD, a corporation in Carlisle, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 9, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated March 21, 2002.

Aircraft

Maker
Firefly Balloons Inc
Model
FIREFLY 7-15
Serial number
F7-2017
Type
Balloon
Power
None · None NONE
Seats
1
Year built
2002
Transponder code
A0D143 (octal 50150503)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 9, 2016
Expires
May 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 4, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon · March 21, 2002
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00904057

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Balloons Over Iowa LTD
Type
Corporation
Address
18999 Blue Pl
Carlisle, IA 50047-5452

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

—Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B · B

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data