# N1505F: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 15, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1505F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1505F

## Aircraft that carried N1505F

- [Cancelled 2017-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1505F-2017-05-15): Balloon Works FIREFLY 6, S/N 11150. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Southern Wisconsin Aircraft Leasing Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20WISCONSIN%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Janesville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Janesville)
- [Cancelled 1965-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1505F-1965-02-03): Cessna 185D, S/N 185-0807. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N1505F (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 CHI87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA167), Jul 12, 1987: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N1505F), Springfield, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1505F (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 19870712038181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870712038181A), Jul 12, 1987: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1505F), Springfield, MI, Substantial damage. High climb rate. Collided with basket of a higher balloon N40363. Impact ripped the envelope. Fell to the ground.

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