# N1517M: 1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, registration cancelled 2012-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2012
- 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: 11082
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1981
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1982
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A0D13F
- Owners when cancelled: [Schmidt Martin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20MARTIN%20A), [Schmidt Andrea L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20ANDREA%20L)
- Location: [Champaign, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Champaign)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1121° N, 88.2443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61820, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1517M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1517M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1517M-2012-08-06

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 7: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7.md

## Other aircraft with N1517M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1517M): Michael Macelli DOMINATOR, S/N 001, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1970-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1517M-1970-12-30): Fairchild PT-23A, S/N FC-218. Owner: [Al Depermentier](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AL%20DEPERMENTIER), [Gainesville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Gainesville)

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