# N41689: 1973 Bellanca 7ECA, registration cancelled 2012-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 978-73
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 1973
- Last registry action: April 2, 1996
- Mode S code: A4EDFC
- Location: [Ormond Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ormond%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2922° N, 81.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32174, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41689
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=41689
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41689-2012-11-07

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA91LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA204), Aug 25, 1991: Bellanca 7EA (N41689), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL DUE TO HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND FLIGHT TIME IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IS AN ON-GROUND ENCOUNTER WITH A…
- [NTSB MKC80DER13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER13), Nov 25, 1979: Bellanca 7ECA (N41689), St James, MN, substantial damage

## 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 19910825036499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910825036499A), Aug 25, 1991: Bbavia 7ECA (N41689), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control after lifting tailwheel off runway. Veered off runway into a ditch.
- [Accident 19791125035579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791125035579A), Nov 25, 1979: Blanca 7ECA (N41689), St James, MN, Substantial damage. Landed on snow and ice-covered, narrow, plowed section of runway. Veered off center. Hit snow bank.

## Other aircraft with N41689

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41689-undated): Cessna 140, S/N 13618, built 1947. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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