# N21830: 2005 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: F7-2049 - Year built: 2005 - Type: Balloon - Engine type: None - Airworthiness: Standard, balloon - Airworthiness date: March 22, 2005 - Certificate issued: April 19, 2024 - Expires: April 30, 2031 - Mode S code: A1DA14 - Registered owner: [Bauschatz Ross A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAUSCHATZ%20ROSS%20A) - Location: [Colonial Heights, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Colonial%20Heights) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 37.2901° N, 77.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23834, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21830 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21830 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 N21830. ## NTSB investigations on N21830 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 ATL83FKG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKG08), Jun 10, 1983: Cessna A188B (N21830), Ashburn, GA, destroyed ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N21830. ## Reports on N21830 not matched to an aircraft (2) They name N21830, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19830610024809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830610024809A), Jun 10, 1983: Cessna A188B (N21830), Coverdale, GA, Destroyed. Throttle linkage came loose. Engine went to idle during a pull up from a spray run. Crashed into trees. - [Incident 19790710018659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018659I), Jul 10, 1979: Cessna A188B (N21830), Irwinville, GA, Minor damage. Sprayer made swath run and struck pump house which was hidden by corn stalks. ## 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 N21830 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N21830 before. - [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21830-undated): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801065. Triennial form not returned ## 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.