# N53811: 1975 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 215-75
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1975
- Last registry action: December 14, 1989
- Mode S code: A6D0BA
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7441° N, 95.4892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77057, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53811
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53811
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53811-2012-09-20

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 DEN87LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA209), Aug 4, 1987: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53811), Taos, NM, 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 19870804045009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045009A), Aug 4, 1987: Bbavia 8KCAB (N53811), Taos, NM, Substantial damage. Veered off runway during go around after touchdown in gusty crosswinds. Struck parked aircraft and inverted.

## Other aircraft with N53811

- [Cancelled 1949-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53811-1949-02-11): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5733. Owner: [Musser Rex Henry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MUSSER%20REX%20HENRY)

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