# N15001: 2001 Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 11, registration cancelled 2017-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 11](https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-11) (registry code 1050122)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F11-2001
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: April 3, 2001
- Certificate issued: July 2, 2002
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A0CCA1
- Owner when cancelled: [Calistoga Balloons LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALISTOGA%20BALLOONS%20LLC)
- Location: [Calistoga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Calistoga)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6346° N, 122.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94515, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=15001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15001-2017-06-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 11: https://openairdocs.org/model/firefly-balloons-firefly-11.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX05LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA143), Apr 13, 2005: Firefly Balloon Firefly 11 (N15001), Saint Helena, CA, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's encounter with wind shear during landing, which resulted in a hard touchdown.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20050413025959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050413025959A), Apr 13, 2005: Balwks FIREFLY11 (N15001), Calistoga, CA. (-23) During the landing phase of the balloon flight the balloon made a hard landing. One of the passengers reported pain in her legs. A few days later, the…

## Other aircraft with N15001

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15001): Toofon G150, S/N G150-001-0001
- [Cancelled 1955-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15001-1955-10-06): Piper E-2, S/N 180, built 1935. Owner: [Springer Joseph J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRINGER%20JOSEPH%20J), [Owatonna, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Owatonna)

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