# N171WS: Bellanca 7GCAA, registration cancelled 1982-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (registry code 1220501)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 384-79
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 5, 1979
- Last registry action: December 11, 1982
- Mode S code: A11EE9
- Owners when cancelled: [Smylie Dean R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMYLIE%20DEAN%20R), [Bell Helicopter Textron Div](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20DIV), [Kluting Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLUTING%20RICHARD%20C), [Block James V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLOCK%20JAMES%20V)
- Location: [Van Nuys, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Van%20Nuys)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.1785° N, 118.4318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91401, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171WS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171WS-1982-12-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bellanca 7GCAA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX80FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA113), Jun 22, 1980: Bellanca 7GCAA (N171WS), Santa Ynez, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19800622022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622022279A), Jun 22, 1980: Bbavia 7GCAA (N171WS), Santa Ynez, CA, Destroyed. Struck power lines suspended over a river valley at 40 feet above ground level.

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