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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1523C

N1523C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 30, 2013. 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-B cancelled July 30, 2013

Serial number
10342
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1981
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 13, 1984
Last FAA action
September 4, 1987
Last owner
Hot Air Affair Ballooning CO INC (Corporation)
Greenville, NH
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Cessna 180 cancelled January 22, 1975

Serial number
30223
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1953
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 23, 1974
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Reynolds Marion M (Individual)
Castle Rock, CO
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1523C

LAX90LA343Accident on June 17, 1990 at Moorpark, CA: serious injuries.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7B · serial 10342

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ARREST DESCENT FOR LANDING.

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