# N1501H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 14, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1501H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1501H

## Aircraft that carried N1501H

- [Cancelled 2014-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1501H-2014-01-14): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 11B, S/N F11B-2001, built 2001. Exported to Mexico. Owner: Guanajuato

## NTSB investigations on N1501H (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA097), Feb 25, 2003: Firefly 11B (N1501H), Yountville, CA, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A bystander was impaired by drugs and did not follow the pilot's directive to release the balloon as it began its ascent.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1501H (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20030225002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030225002879A), Feb 25, 2003: Balwks FIREFLY11B (N1501H), Yountville, CA, 1 fatal. (-23) During ground handling in preparation for "tethered" operations the balloon became airborne with one individual still holding on. The balloon ascended to…

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