N1501H
N1501H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 11B built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 14, 2014 when the aircraft was exported to Mexico. The last status on file was "sale reported".
Firefly Balloons Inc FIREFLY 11B cancelled January 14, 2014
- Serial number
- F11B-2001
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Exported to
- Mexico
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- November 1, 2013
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Guanajuato, - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
NTSB accident and incident record under N1501H
LAX03LA097Accident on February 25, 2003 at Yountville, CA: fatal.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Firefly 11B · serial B112001
A bystander was impaired by drugs and did not follow the pilot's directive to release the balloon as it began its ascent.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site