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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N15271

N15271 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 7, 2012. 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 August 7, 2012

Serial number
10147
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
March 4, 1993
Last FAA action
March 18, 2008
Last owner
Yaden Calvin D (Individual)
Howell, MI
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

Aeronca C-3 cancelled October 1, 1936

Serial number
A-589
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 27, 1935
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Faulkner Howard & Fullwood W S (Partnership)
Mcallen, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N15271

CHI84LA227Accident on June 2, 1984 at Flint, MI: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Barnes FIREFLY 7 · serial 10147

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