# N53972: Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 1997-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 91476
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1994
- Last registry action: June 30, 1994
- Mode S code: A6D544
- Owner when cancelled: [Berry Eugene F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERRY%20EUGENE%20F)
- Location: [Modesto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Modesto)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6717° N, 121.0073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95350, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53972-1997-01-21

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 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc.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 LAX95FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA104), Feb 12, 1995: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53972), Modesto, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON.

## 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 19950212001479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950212001479A), Feb 12, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC (N53972), Modesto, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled during abrupt pullup to avoid power lines. Near vertical impact. Had heart attack prior to impact.
- [Incident 19780428014419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428014419I), Apr 28, 1978: Blanca 7GCBC (N53972), Fuquay, NC, Minor damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Landed in pasture. Carb mixtue control slipped in clamping block which cut fuel off.

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