# N4178Y: Bellanca 7ECA, registration cancelled 2022-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 1187-77
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: December 29, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 4, 2019
- Last registry action: September 4, 2019
- Mode S code: A4F1A8
- Owners when cancelled: [Hughes Donald F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20DONALD%20F), [Hughes Julie A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20JULIE%20A)
- Location: [Fort Valley, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fort%20Valley)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5690° N, 83.8919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31030, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4178Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Y-2022-12-31

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX3897](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3897), Aug 3, 1997: TUBE. BROKE. FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED ON LANDING. 7-1290-12 TUBE BROKE AT PREVIOUS WELD REPAIR WHERE LEFT MAIN GEAR ATTACHES. NO ENTRY FOR REPAIR IN LOGS. WELDS WERE NOT 

## 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 NYC97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA157), Aug 3, 1997: Champion 7ECA (N4178Y), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: an inadequate weld repair, which resulted in insufficient structural strength of the left main gear.
- [NTSB LAX87LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA001), Oct 2, 1986: Bellanca 7ECA (N4178Y), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970803020479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970803020479A), Aug 3, 1997: Bbavia 7ECA (N4178Y), Easton, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing.
- [Incident 19950429020469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429020469I), Apr 29, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N4178Y), Frederick, MD, Minor damage. Wheel landings on grass side of runway 30. Prop hit ground. Took off. Bad vibration. Returned.found bent prop.
- [Accident 19861002046929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861002046929A), Oct 2, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N4178Y), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped during landing. The student did not properly align aircraft with runway.

## Other aircraft with N4178Y

- [Cancelled 1964-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Y-1964-05-11): Cessna 185, S/N 185-0378. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Williams Brothers Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20BROTHERS%20CO), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)

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