# N53972: 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: January 21, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53972

## Aircraft that carried N53972

- [Cancelled 1997-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53972-1997-01-21): Bellanca 7GCBC, S/N 91476. Owner: [Berry Eugene F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRY%20EUGENE%20F), [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)

## NTSB investigations on N53972 (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 LAX95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA104), Feb 12, 1995: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53972), Modesto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53972 (2)

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 19950212001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950212001479A), Feb 12, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53972), Modesto, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled during abrupt pullup to avoid power lines. Near vertical impact. Had heart attack prior to impact.
- [Incident 19780428014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428014419I), Apr 28, 1978: Blanca 7GCBC (N53972), Fuquay, NC, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed in pasture. Carb mixtue control slipped in clamping block which cut fuel off.

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