# N278ML: 1977 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2015-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30177
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1998
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A2C552
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelson Roger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20ROGER)
- Location: [Casa Grande, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Casa%20Grande)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8795° N, 111.7574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casa Grande, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278ML
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278ML
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278ML-2015-05-22

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 Bellanca 8KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab.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 SEA97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA037), Dec 14, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N278ML), Eagle Point, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the first pilot (flight instructor) to initiate proper aircraft control, and his failure to perform the adequate remedial action to recover from an intentional inverted spin.

## 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 19961214039359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214039359A), Dec 14, 1996: Bbavia 8KCAB (N278ML), Eagle Point, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. CFI unable recover from inverted training spin. Student bailed out. CFI remained in seat. Aircraft over gross wt.
- [Incident 19790621016659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016659I), Jun 21, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N278ML), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Right rear window panel blown out during execution of a cuban 8

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