# N53980: 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: May 6, 1977
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53980

## Aircraft that carried N53980

- [Cancelled 1977-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53980-1977-05-06): Bellanca 8KCAB, S/N 24276. Owner: [Apland G R D P A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APLAND%20G%20R%20D%20P%20A), [Atlantic, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Atlantic)

## NTSB investigations on N53980 (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 MKC77FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA016), Feb 26, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53980), Valparaiso, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N53980 (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 19770226004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004299A), Feb 26, 1977: Blanca 8KCA/ (N53980), NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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