# N1515E: 2002 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7-15 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-7-15) (registry code 1050151, 1 seats) - Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000) - Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F7-2016 - Year built: 2002 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: May 13, 2002 - Certificate issued: October 1, 2024 - Expires: October 31, 2031 - Mode S code: A0D0F2 - Registered owner: [Davis Kevin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20KEVIN%20J) - Location: [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 42.3917° N, 85.2011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49017, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1515E - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1515E From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7-15) - [AD 2013-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2013-03-10): Hardware · Aeronaut Instruction Research Skysailor 105, Skysailor 90, 110C and 439 more. Effective Mar 19, 2013 - [AD 75-12-08](https://openairdocs.org/ad/75-12-08): Throttle or Trigger Valves · McGrath, Michael D. A-60S, A-B, A50S and 41 more. Effective Apr 30, 1976 ### Matched by engine (NONE) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) (1 in force) - [SAIB CE-11-44](https://openairdocs.org/saib/CE-11-44): Fuel: Cylinder Strap Installation. Issued Jul 13, 2011 ## NTSB investigations None matched to N1515E. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N1515E. ## Reports on N1515E not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N1515E, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19791021055399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021055399I), Oct 21, 1979: Hwksly HS125600A (N1515E), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing to refueling area turned too sharp and hit another aircraft, cfmdb. Pilot's window fogged up. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (13) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7-15) - [STC SB09657RC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB09657RC): Installation of Aircraft Position Lights. Albuquerque Balloon Center, Inc - [STC SB04407AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB04407AT): Installation of the DBI-III Omega. Balloonacy, Ltd. LLC - [STC SA3226SO](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3226SO): Attachment of Hagar appendages. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB00078AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00078AT): Installation of Thunder & Colt carriage assemblies under Firefly balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB00565AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00565AT): Installation of Cameron carriage assemblies Under Firefly envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SB01506AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB01506AT): Attachment of Firefly hot air balloon envelopes. JR Aerosports LTD - [STC SA00680SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00680SE): Installation of Electronics International model UBG-16 or UBG-16T bar graph engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SB918GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB918GL): Addition of a refueling adapter to the main fuel line. LTA Aviation Inc - [STC SB00407LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00407LA): Installation of foam padded tank covers. John Terry - [STC SB00408LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB00408LA): Installation of protective caps on basket oak runners. Pacific Southwest Aerostats - [STC SA1626NM PAGE 1](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%201): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International - [STC SA5470NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5470NM): Installation of position light. Great American Balloon Co Inc - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International ## Earlier aircraft with N1515E The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1515E before. - [Cancelled 1996-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1515E-1996-06-14): Beech B200, S/N BB1502. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Sp Of Delaware Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SP%20OF%20DELAWARE%20INC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover) - [Cancelled 1968-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1515E-1968-08-30): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5078, built 1946. Owner: [Gerogia Wing Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEROGIA%20WING%20CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC), [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta) ## Related - Other Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-7-15/aircraft.md - The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.