# N8971R: 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: March 8, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8971R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8971R

## Aircraft that carried N8971R

- [Cancelled 1976-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8971R-1976-03-08): Champion 7GC, S/N 7GC-170. Owner: [Reem Clinton W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEM%20CLINTON%20W), [Aitkin, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Aitkin)

## NTSB investigations on N8971R (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 MKC76AK021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK021), Sep 28, 1975: Bellanca 7GC (N8971R), Garrison, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8971R (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 19750928041729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750928041729A), Sep 28, 1975: Blanca 7GC (N8971R), Garrison, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Nut missing fm r lift strut attachment bolt. Plt had expd similar problem on l strut. Float eqpd.

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