# N2597S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2597S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2597S

## Aircraft that carried N2597S

- [Cancelled 2013-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2597S-2013-09-27): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, S/N F7-811. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schick Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHICK%20RICHARD%20C), [Morrison, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Morrison)

## NTSB investigations on N2597S (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 CHI94LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA309), Sep 2, 1994: Balloon Works Fire FLY 7-15 (N2597S), Storm Lake, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive rate of descent to landing. Factors in the accident were the gusts and downdraft.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2597S (2)

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 19940901024839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940901024839A), Sep 1, 1994: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N2597S), Storm Lake, IA, Substantial damage. Near destination got downdraft from nearby thunderstorm. Unable recover. Impacted bounced. Dragged into powerline.
- [Incident 19811020077489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811020077489I), Oct 20, 1981: Cessna T337C (N2597S), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff when front engine quit due to low fuel feed. Fuel valve cable kinked. Gear not full down.

---
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.