# N5044U: 1979 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2004-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 2004
- Exported to: Spain
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 508-79
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2001
- Last registry action: March 16, 2004
- Mode S code: A64BC3
- Owner when cancelled: [Dragonfly Drift Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAGONFLY%20DRIFT%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5044U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5044U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044U-2004-12-23

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 ATL80DIA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DIA13), Aug 9, 1980: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5044U), Washington, VA, substantial damage

## 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 19800809035479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800809035479A), Aug 9, 1980: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5044U), Washington, VA, Substantial damage. Weather worsened in area. Flew low to read road signs for location. Hit power line. Landed safely.

## Other aircraft with N5044U

- [Cancelled 2017-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044U-2017-10-27): Destiny Powered Parachutes DESTINY XLT, S/N 2C0384, built 2002. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nellis Terry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELLIS%20TERRY), [Spring Hill, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Spring%20Hill)
- [Cancelled 1964-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5044U-1964-04-06): Cessna 206, S/N 206-0044. Exported to Brazil. 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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