# N15443: 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: October 27, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15443
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15443

## Aircraft that carried N15443

- [Cancelled 1999-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15443-1999-10-27): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B, S/N 10267. Owner: [West James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20JAMES), [North Hampton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/North%20Hampton)
- [Cancelled 1950-11-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15443-1950-11-27): Porterfield 35-70, S/N 143, built 1935. Owner: [Cain Donald Etal](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAIN%20DONALD%20ETAL), [Victoria, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Victoria)

## NTSB investigations on N15443 (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 CHI81DEV17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEV17), May 2, 1981: Balloon WKS 7B (N15443), Normal, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N15443 (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 19810502022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502022439A), May 2, 1981: Balwks FIREFLY7B (N15443), Normal, IL, Substantial damage. Balloon made rapid descent and hard landing, then drifted into powerlines. Possible wind shear or downdraft.

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