# N5039K: 1979 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2017-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 491-79
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1988
- Last registry action: January 13, 2004
- Mode S code: A648B2
- Owner when cancelled: [Unusual Attitudes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNUSUAL%20ATTITUDES%20INC)
- Location: [Williamsburg, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Williamsburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4105° N, 72.7658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01096, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5039K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5039K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039K-2017-02-16

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 8KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab.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 NYC91LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA024), Nov 4, 1990: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5039K), Buckland, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER AT AN ALTITUDE SUFFICIENT TO CLEAR THE STAND OF TREES.

## 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 19901104048489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901104048489A), Nov 4, 1990: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5039K), Westfield, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Performing for a gathering over open field snap rolled inverted at 50 feet AGL. Crashed into trees.

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