# N2698Z: 1978 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2013-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2013
- 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: 1016-78
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2003
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A2A3F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Knochenmus Matthew L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNOCHENMUS%20MATTHEW%20L)
- Location: [Corcoran, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Corcoran)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0783° N, 93.5721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55340, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2698Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2698Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698Z-2013-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 CHI06LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA012), Oct 15, 2005: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2698Z), Williams, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the airplane stalling. Factors associated with the accident were the low level at which the airplane was maneuvering and the pilot's failure…
- [NTSB ANC79DAG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79DAG57), Jun 29, 1979: Bellanca 7GCBC (N2698Z), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## 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 20051015025239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051015025239A), Oct 15, 2005: Bbavia 7GCBC (N2698Z), Williams, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Departed roseau, MN (rox) at 1430 local time, while maneuvering at Williams, MN, approx. 30 miles north of baudette, MN, for a landing at a private…
- [Accident 19790629012369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629012369A), Jun 29, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC (N2698Z), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Instructor initiated go around too late during simulated emergency landing. Crashed into trees.

## Other aircraft with N2698Z

- [Cancelled 1964-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698Z-1964-04-06): Cessna 185C, S/N 185-0698. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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