# N16442: Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7B-15

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7B-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-7b-15) (registry code 1050123, 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: F7B-2016
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 2008
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A10389
- Registered owners: [Rainwater Anthony](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINWATER%20ANTHONY), [Rainwater Tabatha](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAINWATER%20TABATHA)
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9832° N, 83.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37914, 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=16442
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16442

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 7B-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 N16442.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16442.

## 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) (10)

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 7B-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 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 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 SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International

## Earlier aircraft with N16442

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N16442 before.

- [Cancelled 2003-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16442-2003-03-11): Piper PA-23-150, S/N 23-319, built 1955. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [San Antonio Community College District](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20ANTONIO%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE%20DISTRICT), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- [Cancelled 1943-01-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16442-1943-01-26): Beech C17B, S/N C 17 B-101. Owner: [Connor Tom Dr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNOR%20TOM%20DR), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## Related

- Other Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 7B-15 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-7b-15/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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