# N29785: 1980 Bellanca 8GCBC, registration cancelled 2012-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 355-80
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1980
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2007
- Last registry action: January 6, 2009
- Mode S code: A31309
- Owners when cancelled: [Barickman Will D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARICKMAN%20WILL%20D), [Barickman Traci J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARICKMAN%20TRACI%20J)
- Location: [Sutton, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sutton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5913° N, 148.0620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99674, within about 24 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29785
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=29785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29785-2012-10-19

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 8GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc.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 ANC09CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA060), Jul 7, 2009: Bellanca 8GCBC (N29785), Sutton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after an in-flight encounter with a downdraft in mountainous terrain, and his decision to fly at an altitude where such an encounter made a…

## 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 20090706047519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090706047519A), Jul 6, 2009: Bellanca 8GCBC (N29785), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain after encountering downdraft that it was unable to out perform.

## Other aircraft with N29785

- [Cancelled 1973-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29785-1973-07-19): Taylorcraft BC12-65, S/N 2633, built 1941. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Beran Emil J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERAN%20EMIL%20J), [Moulton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Moulton)

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