# N4173Y: 1977 Bellanca 7KCAB, registration cancelled 2017-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701)
- 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: 598-77
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2006
- Last registry action: April 8, 2011
- Mode S code: A4F0F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Rutkowski Gordon J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUTKOWSKI%20GORDON%20J)
- Location: [Riley, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Riley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9373° N, 82.8095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48041, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4173Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4173Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4173Y-2017-10-19

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 7KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab.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 DEN04LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA081), May 26, 2004: Bellanca 7KCAB (N4173Y), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing factors include…

## 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 20040526010179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040526010179A), May 26, 2004: Bbavia 7KCAB (N4173Y), Colorado Spring, CO, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot encountered strong gusty winds on landing. He could not maintain the centerline and tried to go around. The right wingtip struck the ground when…

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