# N53925: 1976 Bellanca 8GCBC, registration cancelled 2003-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2003
- 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: 195-76
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: March 10, 1976
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1994
- Last registry action: February 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A6D498
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Ads Inc Of The Southeast](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20ADS%20INC%20OF%20THE%20SOUTHEAST)
- Location: [Panama City Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1984° N, 85.7933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32407, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53925
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53925
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53925-2003-05-01

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 MIA94LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA210), Sep 11, 1994: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE BANNER.
- [NTSB MIA85LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA186), Jun 8, 1985: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19940911036949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940911036949A), Sep 11, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City Bea, FL, Substantial damage. Too high for landing. Began go around. Right main gear tangled with banner on runway. Dragged wing. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19940125003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940125003359I), Jan 25, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Ft Myers, FL. Narrative: pilot stated that he departed panama city, FL. On a flight to Ft Myers, FL. For the purpose of banner towing in the ft. Myers area, north of ft.…
- [Accident 19850608023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023509A), Jun 8, 1985: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53925), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control during crosswind takeoff. Struck drainage ditch and cartwheeled.

## Other aircraft with N53925

- [Cancelled 1951-11-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53925-1951-11-26): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3889. Owner: [Wilder Douglas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILDER%20DOUGLAS%20E), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

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