# N86981: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 17, 1977
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86981

## Aircraft that carried N86981

- [Cancelled 1977-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86981-1977-05-17): Bellanca 8GCBC, S/N 42-74. Owner: [Green Bobby K & Dennis Gray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREEN%20BOBBY%20K%20%26%20DENNIS%20GRAY), [Edwards, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Edwards)
- [Cancelled 1958-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86981-1958-08-07): Ercoupe 415-C, S/N 154. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Melgard H Q](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELGARD%20H%20Q), [Warren, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Warren)

## NTSB investigations on N86981 (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 MIA77FKQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKQ07), Apr 7, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86981), Edwards, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N86981 (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 19770407007129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770407007129A), Apr 7, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC (N86981), Edwards, MS, Destroyed. Aerial application practice,no load aboard. Flt phase unk.

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