# N53828: 1975 Bellanca 8GCBC, registration cancelled 2002-11-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 6, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-75
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1991
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1999
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A6D0E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Seekins Ford-Lincoln-Mercury Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEEKINS%20FORD-LINCOLN-MERCURY%20INC)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 67.3758° N, 149.7280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53828
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53828
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53828-2002-11-06

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 8GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA088), Aug 2, 2002: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53828), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which precipitated an aborted landing, and subsequent collision with trees.
- [NTSB FTW77DRJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRJ06), May 4, 1977: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53828), Ferriday, LA, substantial damage

## 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 20020801017109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801017109A), Aug 1, 2002: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53828), Fairbanks, AL, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 1, 2002, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a tundra-tire equipped Bellanca 8GCBC airplane, N53828, sustained substantial damage during an…
- [Accident 19770504010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770504010309A), May 4, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC (N53828), Ferriday, LA, Substantial damage. Plt stated he did not remember putting mixture in rich position before descending.

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