{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"2001-11-08","airworthiness_ops":"Balloon","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2011-10-17","city":"QUECHEE","country_code":"US","county_code":"027","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"00000","engine_horsepower":0,"engine_maker":"NONE","engine_model":"NONE","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2027-10-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-03-24","maker":"Firefly Balloons Inc","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"FIREFLY BALLOONS INC","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"1050116","mode_s_code":"50146725","mode_s_hex":"A0CDD5","model":"FIREFLY 8B-15","n_number":"N1509U","name":"RITLAND CHRISTOPHER M","num_engines":0,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N1509U is a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 8B-15, a balloon with no engine. It has 1 seat. It is registered to an individual in Quechee, Vermont. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 17, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for balloon, dated November 8, 2001.","region":"New England","region_code":"E","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":1,"serial_number":"F8B-2010","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"VT","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"PO BOX 1010","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Balloon","type_aircraft_code":"2","type_engine":"None","type_engine_code":"0","unique_id":"00403947","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N1509U","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":null,"zip":"050591010"}