# N53859: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 1976-12-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 28, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22476
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1976
- Mode S code: A6D14E
- Owner when cancelled: [Washoe Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHOE%20AVIATION%20CO)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53859
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53859-1976-12-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 OAK76AP071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76AP071), Sep 24, 1976: Bellanca Bkcab (N53859), Las Vegas, NV, 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 19760924033669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760924033669A), Sep 24, 1976: Blanca 8KCAB (N53859), Las Vegas, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N53859

- [Cancelled 1949-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53859-1949-02-28): Cessna AT-17, S/N 44718. Owner: [Ritchey Edwin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RITCHEY%20EDWIN%20W), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

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