N1516S
N1516S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 5, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 cancelled September 5, 2014
- Serial number
- 11086
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 7, 1990
- Last FAA action
- March 21, 2008
- Last owner
- Williams Hiram T (Individual)
Napa, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Beech 95-A55 cancelled June 19, 1973
- Serial number
- TC-263
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Ron Johnston Aircraft Sales INC (Corporation)
Memphis, TN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1516S
DEN83FTE03Accident on May 30, 1983 at Del Norte, CO: serious injuries.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 · serial 11086
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