# N2557B: Aeronca 7BCM, registration cancelled 2012-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7BCM](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm) (registry code 2110106)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7BCM-501
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1958
- Last registry action: February 15, 1995
- Mode S code: A26D60
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7926° N, 84.4480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30318, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2557B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2557B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2557B-2012-08-21

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 Aeronca 7BCM: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm.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 ATL83FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FKJ05), Jul 9, 1983: Aeronca 7BCM L-16A (N2557B), Gadsden, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19830709029729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830709029729A), Jul 9, 1983: Bbavia 7BCM (N2557B), Gadsden, AL, Destroyed. Indications that tool bag jammed stick control and aircraft crashed uncontrolled into ground.
- [Incident 19810402025319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402025319I), Apr 2, 1981: Bbavia 7BCM (N2557B), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off right side of runway after landing in crosswind. Pilot had four hours in this model.

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