# N31278: 1972 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 1982-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 51-72
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1978
- Mode S code: A351AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Love Thomas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOVE%20THOMAS%20M)
- Location: [Centreville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Centreville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0495° N, 76.0446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21617, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31278
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31278-1982-07-23

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 IAD79FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA038), Mar 7, 1979: Bellanca 8KCAB (N31278), Queenstown, MD, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19790307011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307011669A), Mar 7, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N31278), Queenstown, MD, Destroyed. Engaged in practice low level acrobatics,attempted pull out from vertical dive too near ground level.

## Other aircraft with N31278

- [Cancelled 2006-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31278-2006-05-18): New Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 3449329, built 2006. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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