# N1516S: 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: September 5, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1516S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1516S

## Aircraft that carried N1516S

- [Cancelled 2014-09-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516S-2014-09-05): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 11086, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Williams Hiram T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20HIRAM%20T), [Napa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Napa)
- [Cancelled 1973-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516S-1973-06-19): Beech 95-A55, S/N TC-263. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Ron Johnston Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RON%20JOHNSTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## NTSB investigations on N1516S (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 DEN83FTE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE03), May 30, 1983: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N1516S), Del Norte, CO, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1516S (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 19830530034589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830530034589A), May 30, 1983: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1516S), Del Norte, CO. Encountered rough air. Made a hard landing on a dirt road. A passenger received a broken ankle on ground impact.

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