N15091 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10 built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 29, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Balloon Works FIRE FLY 10 cancelled May 29, 2020
- Serial number
- F10-2002
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 2001
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 2002
- Last FAA action
- February 4, 2017
- Last owner
- Wilkinson Steve (Individual)
Grants Pass, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled August 31, 1998
- Serial number
- 287305017
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 21, 1989
- Last FAA action
- September 13, 1995
- Last owner
- Ward Minor J (Individual)
Hartwell, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N15091
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-7305017
The pilot's continued visual flight rules into instrument flight rules conditions and his failure to maintain altitude after encountering instrument flight rules conditions resulting in the aircraft colliding with powerlines and crashing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a full weather briefing prior to departure.
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
