# N2597S: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15, registration cancelled 2013-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15](https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15) (registry code 1050118)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: F7-811
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, balloon
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 14, 1993
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A27C4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Schick Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHICK%20RICHARD%20C)
- Location: [Morrison, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Morrison)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3445° N, 92.6740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50657, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2597S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2597S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2597S-2013-09-27

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 7-15: https://openairdocs.org/model/balloon-works-firefly-7-15.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 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 (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 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.

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