# N4ME: Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 1999-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 490-73
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1996
- Last registry action: April 20, 1999
- Mode S code: A4A907
- Owner when cancelled: [Brugman Louis E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUGMAN%20LOUIS%20E)
- Location: [Okeechobee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Okeechobee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.4780° N, 80.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34972, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4ME-1999-06-15

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 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc.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 ATL98LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA071), May 3, 1998: Bellanca 7-GCBC (N4ME), Sebring, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper handling of the airplane which led to an inadvertent stall. A factor was the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19980503008289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503008289A), May 3, 1998: Bbavia 7GCBC (N4ME), Sebring, FL, Destroyed. Lost power at 5000FT. Stalled dove into trees. Burned. (.4) on may 3, 1998, about 0745 eastern daylight time a Bellanca 7-gcbc, N4ME, collided with a tree…

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