# N1515K: 1980 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2013-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7) (registry code 1050100)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 10337
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: December 15, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1983
- Last registry action: August 5, 1989
- Mode S code: A0D0F7
- Owners when cancelled: [Pini Raymond P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINI%20RAYMOND%20P%20JR), [Pini David G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINI%20DAVID%20G)
- Location: [Utica, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Utica)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6287° N, 83.0233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utica, MI, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1515K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1515K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1515K-2013-01-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 7: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7.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 CHI83LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA318), Jul 17, 1983: Barnes AX-7 (N1515K), Utica, MI, destroyed

## 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 19830716035669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830716035669A), Jul 16, 1983: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N1515K), Utica, MI, Substantial damage. Balloon drifted into wires after touchdown. Student pilot jumped from gondola. Balloon burned.

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