# N2588C: Aeronca 7BCM, registration cancelled 2023-03-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 22, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-85
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1994
- Last registry action: April 15, 2021
- Mode S code: A278A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Bouchard Lionel B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOUCHARD%20LIONEL%20B)
- Location: [Lake Stevens, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Lake%20Stevens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0343° N, 122.0815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98258, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2588C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2588C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2588C-2023-03-22

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 WPR22FA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA255), Jul 16, 2022: Aeronca 7BCM (N2588C), Lake McMurray, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference and subsequent controlled flight into 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 20220716012429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220716012429A), Jul 16, 2022: Aeronca 7BCM (N2588C), Lake Mcmurray, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 16, 2022 at approximately 13:20 PDT the western regional operations center issued an alert notice (alnot) due to family concerns of a missing aircraft…
- [Incident 19930521020189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521020189I), May 21, 1993: Bbavia 7BCM (N2588C), Monroe, WA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway into a wet marshy area.

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