# N53731: 1975 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 862-75
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1982
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A6CD49
- Owner when cancelled: [Battles Richard O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATTLES%20RICHARD%20O)
- Location: [Paris, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Paris)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3069° N, 88.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38242, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53731
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53731
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53731-2017-07-12

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 FTW82FRJ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FRJ08), Feb 21, 1982: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53731), Near Texarkana, AR, substantial damage, 2 fatal

## 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 19820221004869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221004869A), Feb 21, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53731), Texarkana, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft struck powerline above river and crashed into river.

## Other aircraft with N53731

- [Cancelled 1951-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53731-1951-02-23): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5123, built 1943. Owner: [Peters E J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERS%20E%20J), [Wasco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Wasco)

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