# N86980: 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: November 20, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86980

## Aircraft that carried N86980

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86980-2014-11-20): Bellanca 8GCBC, S/N 41-74, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schmidt Richard O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20RICHARD%20O), [Del Mar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Del%20Mar)

## NTSB investigations on N86980 (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 SEA94FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA123), May 21, 1994: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86980), Challis, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N86980 (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 19940521011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011979A), May 21, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N86980), Challis, ID, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Struck a ridge flying thru canyon. Rising terrain and density altitude factors.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.