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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2597S

N2597S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 27, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-15 cancelled September 27, 2013

Serial number
F7-811
Type
Balloon · None
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 14, 1993
Last FAA action
May 20, 2008
Last owner
Schick Richard C (Individual)
Morrison, IA
Airworthiness
Standard · Balloon

NTSB accident and incident record under N2597S

CHI94LA309Accident on September 2, 1994 at Storm Lake, IA: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Balloon Works FIRE FLY 7-15 · serial F7-811

the pilot's excessive rate of descent to landing. Factors in the accident were the gusts and downdraft.

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