# N5065G: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 597-80
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: December 17, 1979
- Certificate issued: October 18, 2010
- Last registry action: May 16, 2019
- Mode S code: A65348
- Owner when cancelled: [Mctaggart Briar C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCTAGGART%20BRIAR%20C)
- Location: [Adelanto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Adelanto)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6518° N, 117.5261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92301, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5065G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5065G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5065G-2023-02-04

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 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 FTW94LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA049), Dec 17, 1993: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5065G), Westcliffe, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS FAILURE OF THE NUMBER TWO CONNECTING ROD BEARING. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19931217046959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931217046959A), Dec 17, 1993: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5065G), Westcliffe, CO, Substantial damage. Smoke in cockpit on climbout. Engine siezed. Nosed over rough terrain. NR2 connecting rod bearing went thru case.
- [Incident 19840518038099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840518038099I), May 18, 1984: Bbavia 8KCAB (N5065G), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Pre takeoff runup on ramp. Wake turbulence from a taxiing DC9 caused the Bellanca to be violently thrown about.

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