N1533N
N1533N 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
- 10204
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- April 26, 1983
- Last FAA action
- March 24, 1998
- Last owner
- Wills Douglas N (Individual)
Caledonia, MI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Piper J3C-65S cancelled September 17, 1970
- Serial number
- 23065
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 19, 1968
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Spear Russell (Co-owned)
Cambridge, MD - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1533N
CHI84LA018Accident on October 9, 1983 at Dorr, MI: serious injuries.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 · serial 10204
CHI82DA178Accident on May 20, 1982 at Wyoming, MI: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY-7 · serial 10204
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