# N1517R: 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: F7-2017 - Year built: 2002 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: March 21, 2002 - Certificate issued: May 9, 2016 - Expires: May 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A0D143 - Registered owner: [Balloons Over Iowa Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20OVER%20IOWA%20LTD) - Location: [Carlisle, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Carlisle) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.4751° N, 93.4673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50047, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1517R - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1517R 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 N1517R. ## NTSB investigations on N1517R not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI83LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA159), Apr 1, 1983: Grumman AA-5B (N1517R), Fraser, MI, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N1517R. ## Reports on N1517R not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N1517R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19830401010719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401010719A), Apr 1, 1983: Gulstm AA5B (N1517R), Fraser, MI, Substantial damage. Stalled 50 feet above ground on short final while landing in gusty wind. Airplane flipped over on impact. - [Incident 19780317013559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317013559I), Mar 17, 1978: Gulstm AA5B (N1517R), Bowling Green, KY, Minor damage. VFR pilot trapped in snow showers. Emergency landing necessary. ## 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 N1517R The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1517R before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1517R-undated): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, S/N AA5B0017 ## 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.