# N53808: 1975 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 868-75
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 1975
- Last registry action: September 13, 1990
- Mode S code: A6D09E
- Location: [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3868° N, 119.0941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93060, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53808
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53808
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53808-2013-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CHI88DER02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DER02), Feb 26, 1988: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53808), Warroad, MN, destroyed, 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 19880226023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880226023949A), Feb 26, 1988: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53808), Warroad, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled and crashed while taking pictures at 300 ft AGL. Vertical ground impact precluded survival.

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