N2571F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 6, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 cancelled May 6, 2015
- Serial number
- F7-824
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 12, 2006
- Last FAA action
- December 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Degast Robert (Individual)
Laredo, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Piper PA-38-112 cancelled July 19, 1990
- Serial number
- 3879A0485
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Champion 7ECA cancelled November 22, 1972
- Serial number
- 202
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Boren Richard L/Boren Mary E (Co-owned)
Boulder, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2571F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIREFLY F-15 · serial 7824-3
Failure by the pilot to keep the burner operating until the balloon was secured. A factor was the passengers disregarding the instructions they had been given by the pilot.
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