# N31254: 1972 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4872
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1972
- Certificate issued: December 5, 2008
- Last registry action: December 5, 2008
- Mode S code: A35163
- Owner when cancelled: [Davis Ray K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20RAY%20K)
- Location: [Germantown, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Germantown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0829° N, 89.7548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38139, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31254
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31254
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31254-2018-01-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ERA09LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA147), Jan 31, 2009: Bellanca 8KCAB (N31254), Moscow, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's initiation of a low altitude maneuver followed by an uncontrolled descent into terrain.

## 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 20090131001529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090131001529A), Jan 31, 2009: Bbavia 8KCAB (N31254), Moscow, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 31, 2009, at approximately 1510 local, a Bellanca/8KCAB departed olive branch airport (olv) on a local flight. At approximately 1525 local, the…

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