# N2535Z: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34177
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 8, 1978
- Last registry action: April 20, 1994
- Mode S code: A265C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Sherrard Frank C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHERRARD%20FRANK%20C)
- Location: [Elkton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Elkton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6259° N, 75.8590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21921, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2535Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2535Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2535Z-1997-03-24

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 IAD96FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA136), Aug 15, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2535Z), Elkton, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude and control of the airplane while performing aerobatic maneuvers.
- [NTSB SEA77FTA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FTA01-145165), Oct 2, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2535Z), Forsyth, MT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19960815046789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815046789A), Aug 15, 1996: Bbavia 8KCAB (N2535Z), Fair Hill, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-16) Operator made low pass at local mfg plant. Struck trees resulting in 2 fatalities and destroying the aircraft.
- [Accident 19960815022679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960815022679A), Aug 15, 1996: Bbavia 8KCAB (N2535Z), Elkton, MD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed low level buzzing and aerobatic over passengers business. Rolled just over trees. Inverted turn. Crashed.
- [Accident 19771002027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002027739A), Oct 2, 1977: Blanca 8KCAB (N2535Z), Forsyth, MT, Substantial damage. Flying low up ystn riv,duck under pwr lines,hit water. Atmtd to land on sandbar,overshot.

## Other aircraft with N2535Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2535Z): Rushka Shawn A CHALLENGER II, S/N CH210981790, built 1998

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