# N53961: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 6, 1978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53961

## Aircraft that carried N53961

- [Cancelled 1978-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53961-1978-02-06): Bellanca 8KCAB, S/N 23776. Owner: [Poag Arthur L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POAG%20ARTHUR%20L), [Vernal, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Vernal)

## NTSB investigations on N53961 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN78FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA001), Oct 2, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53961), Vernal, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53961 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19771002039499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002039499A), Oct 2, 1977: Blanca 8KCAB (N53961), Vernal, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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