# N31277: 1972 Bellanca 7GCAA, registration cancelled 2014-09-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 29, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (registry code 1220501)
- 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: 251-72
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1972
- Certificate issued: February 13, 1991
- Last registry action: March 20, 1997
- Mode S code: A351AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Sturmthal Robin M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STURMTHAL%20ROBIN%20M)
- Location: [Marina Del Rey, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Marina%20Del%20Rey)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9761° N, 118.4521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90292, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31277
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31277-2014-09-29

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 7GCAA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa.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 LAX89LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA206), May 28, 1989: Bellanca 7GCAA (N31277), Big Sur, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE ATTEMPT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH GRASS…

## 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.

- [Incident 20000505018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000505018029I), May 5, 2000: Bbavia 7GCAA (N31277), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. (-23)Upon landing, tje aorcraft bounced a couple times, braked hard, and ground looped. No injuries. There was a propeller strike, both wheel pants broken,…
- [Accident 19890528012909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890528012909A), May 28, 1989: Bbavia 7GCAA (N31277), Big Sur, CA, Substantial damage. Had made forced landing in field. Engine ok. Tried to take off with field mowed. Wheels caught in grass. Nosed over

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