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N1512N

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2002 FIREFLY BALLOONS INC FIREFLY 7-15

BalloonBoone, IARegistered Oct 4, 2017

N1512N is a 2002 Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 7-15 (balloon) with serial number F7-2022, registered in Boone, IA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Oct 31, 2027; the renewal window opens on Apr 30, 2027. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (balloon), issued Jun 26, 2002. It is one of 53 FIREFLY 7-15 aircraft in the FAA registry, 7 of them registered in Iowa. About 68% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresOct 31, 2027

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Oct 31, 2027
Registrant type
Co-owned
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Boone, IA
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Des Moines FSDO (DSM FSDO) · (515) 289-3840
Certificate issued
Oct 4, 2017
Last FAA action
Jul 26, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
A0D091
Mode S code (octal)
50150221
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
FIREFLY BALLOONS INC
Type certificate (TCDS)
A14SO (JR Aerosports Ltd.)
Year manufactured
2002
Serial number
F7-2022
Aircraft type
Balloon
Engine type
None
Engines / seats
- / 1
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Jun 26, 2002
Approved operations
Balloon

Public airports near Boone

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Boone Municipal
Boone, IA
KBNW1 miNon-towered100LL, A, MOGAS
Ames Municipal
Ames, IA
KAMW13 miNon-towered100, A
Perry Municipal
Perry, IA
KPRO21 miNon-towered100LL, A

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

Earlier registrations of this number

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
Jul 21, 1999BALLOON WORKS FIREFLY 7-BF7B-032
Feb 20, 1951PIPER J3C-65230451947

Other FIREFLY 7-15 in Iowa