# N2537Z: 1978 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2014-09-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1022-78
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1978
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1999
- Last registry action: February 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A26608
- Owner when cancelled: [Stevens Raymond W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEVENS%20RAYMOND%20W)
- Location: [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9488° N, 76.2665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23503, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2537Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2537Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537Z-2014-09-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc.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 NYC97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA117), Jun 15, 1997: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2537Z), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point. A contributing factor was the transmission line.

## 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 19970615047089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970615047089A), Jun 15, 1997: Bbavia 7GCBC (N2537Z), Harrisonburg, VA, Destroyed. (-16) Airman landed approximately at mid-point on 1200' grass strip. Elected to go-around after touchdown. Airman could not clear power lines at end of runway…

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