# N4116Y: 1976 Bellanca 8GCBC, registration cancelled 2021-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2021
- 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: 232-76
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1976
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1985
- Last registry action: July 27, 2017
- Mode S code: A4DB18
- Owner when cancelled: [Northern California Soaring Assoc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHERN%20CALIFORNIA%20SOARING%20ASSOC)
- Location: [Byron, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Byron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8270° N, 121.6297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94514, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4116Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4116Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4116Y-2021-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 WPR20LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA141), May 9, 2020: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4116Y), Byron, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The tow airplane pilot’s loss of control resulting from the glider pilot’s failure to maintain a proper altitude behind the tow airplane, which caused the tail of the tow airplane to be lifted upward…

## 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 20200509004639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200509004639A), May 9, 2020: Bellanca 8GCBC (N4116Y), Byron, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Video shows aircraft N4116Y taking off in tow with glider aircraft N65972. Shortly after take off it appears the glider nose up higher than tow aircraft.…
- [Accident 19900331007412A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007412A), Mar 31, 1990: Bbavia 8GCBC (N4116Y), Byron, CA, Minor damage. Parked side of runway 22 engine running waiting to tow glider. Prop and cowl struck by landing sailplane.

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