# N1647A: 2007 Firefly Balloons GALAXY 11B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons GALAXY 11B](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-11b) (registry code 1050156, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10NM](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10NM) (JR Aerosports Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: GLX-1611B
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 2007
- Certificate issued: December 8, 2009
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A103D8
- Registered owners: [Marketing Services Inc Of Pueblo](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARKETING%20SERVICES%20INC%20OF%20PUEBLO), [Adventures Out West](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVENTURES%20OUT%20WEST)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8189° N, 104.8383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80905, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1647A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1647A

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 GALAXY 11B)

- [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 N1647A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1647A.

## 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) (4)

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 GALAXY 11B)

- [STC SB10564SC](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB10564SC): Installation of Night Position Lights. Highland Balloon Repair, CRS NHMD682X
- [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 SB02538CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SB02538CH): Installation of Aerostar International Basket Models TS, RB-8 or RB-12 and Aerostar International Burner P/Ns 14160, 17395, 52350, 52950. JR Aerosports LTD

## Earlier aircraft with N1647A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1647A before.

- [Cancelled 1976-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1647A-1976-06-02): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-409, built 1952. Sale reported. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Firefly Balloons GALAXY 11B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-galaxy-11b/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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