# N1505F: Balloon Works FIREFLY 6, registration cancelled 2017-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 6](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6) (registry code 1050101)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11150
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1982
- Certificate issued: June 12, 2003
- Last registry action: September 29, 2009
- Mode S code: A0CD3C
- Owner when cancelled: [Southern Wisconsin Aircraft Leasing Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20WISCONSIN%20AIRCRAFT%20LEASING%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Janesville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Janesville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6522° N, 88.9482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53546, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1505F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1505F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1505F-2017-05-15

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 Balloon Works FIREFLY 6: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-6.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 CHI87LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA167), Jul 12, 1987: Balloon Works Firefly 7 (N1505F), Springfield, MI, substantial damage

## 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 19870712038181A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870712038181A), Jul 12, 1987: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1505F), Springfield, MI, Substantial damage. High climb rate. Collided with basket of a higher balloon N40363. Impact ripped the envelope. Fell to the ground.

## Other aircraft with N1505F

- [Cancelled 1965-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1505F-1965-02-03): Cessna 185D, S/N 185-0807. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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