# N50702: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- 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: 616-80
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: January 25, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 28, 1986
- Last registry action: February 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A65664
- Owner when cancelled: [Lewis Richard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20RICHARD%20A)
- Location: [Downers Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Downers%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7613° N, 88.0134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60516, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50702
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50702
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50702-2013-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI88FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA240), Sep 20, 1988: Bellanca 8KCAB (N50702), Oswego, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE DESIGN INTHE MANUFACTURE OF THE PILOT'S SEAT WHICH FAILED DURING INTENTIONAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS FOR WHICH THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE SEAT WERE INTENDED.

## 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 19880920039529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920039529A), Sep 20, 1988: Bbavia 8KCAB (N50702), Oswego, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. During acrobatic practice, nosed up abruptly and right wing separated. Seat back had also failed.

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