# N240R: Bellanca 8KCAB-180, registration cancelled 2009-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab-180) (registry code 1220802)
- Serial number: 635-80
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1980
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A23176
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying M Hunting Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20M%20HUNTING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Yerington, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Yerington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8297° N, 119.1148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89447, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=240R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N240R-2009-07-21

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 8KCAB-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab-180.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 SEA07FA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA277), Sep 3, 2007: Bellanca 8KCAB-180 (N240R), Mammoth Lakes, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane. Contributing to the accident were the downdrafts, high density altitude, and mountainous terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20070903021639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903021639A), Sep 3, 2007: Bbavia 8KCAB (N240R), Mammoth Lakes, CA, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] departed the flying "m" ranch at approximately 0900 hrs on September 3, 2007. He never returned and an extensive search…
- [Incident 20070527007619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070527007619I), May 27, 2007: Bbavia 8KCAB (N240R), Yerington, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot on performing a landing and during roll out was hit by a large "dust devil" that caused lateral loss of control. Aircraft veered off to left…

## Other aircraft with N240R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N240R): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 3449496

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