# N53860: 1975 Bellanca 7ECA, registration cancelled 2014-10-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 27, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1131-76
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 28, 1976
- Last registry action: December 7, 1983
- Mode S code: A6D168
- Owner when cancelled: [Patroline Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATROLINE%20INC)
- Location: [Paso Robles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Paso%20Robles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6591° N, 120.7176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93446, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53860
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53860
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53860-2014-10-27

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca.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 LAX85FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA015), Oct 13, 1984: Bellanca 73CA (N53860), Porterville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX78DVM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVM47), Sep 20, 1978: Bellanca 7ECA (N53860), Paso Robles, CA, 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 19841013076119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013076119A), Oct 13, 1984: Bbavia 7ECA (N53860), Porterville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft touched down on side of runway. Go around initiated without directional control. Struck fence and building
- [Accident 19780920028749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780920028749A), Sep 20, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N53860), Paso Robles,Ca, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15KTS.

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