Accident
Jun 17, 1990 · Moorpark, CATHE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ARREST DESCENT FOR LANDING.
- Injuries
- Serious
- Report
- LAX90LA343
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX90LA343)
N1523C1981 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B
DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 30, 2013.
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Jun 1990)No ADs since 1998 matched
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Last registered owner
- Hot Air Affair Ballooning Co INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Greenville, NH
- Certificate issued
- Sep 13, 1984
- Canceled
- Jul 30, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
- Airworthiness date
- Jan 2, 1981
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Balloon Works
- Model
- FIREFLY 7-B
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- 10342
- Aircraft type
- Balloon
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A0D461
Engine
- Make and model
- None None
- Type
- None
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1984 – 2013Hot Air Affair Ballooning Co INCGreenville, NH
- 1974 – 1975Individual ownerCastle Rock, CO · different airframe: 1953 Cessna 180 S/N 30223
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026