# N53980: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 1977-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1977
- 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: 24276
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1976
- Mode S code: A6D565
- Owner when cancelled: [Apland G R D P A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APLAND%20G%20R%20D%20P%20A)
- Location: [Atlantic, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Atlantic)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53980-1977-05-06

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 MKC77FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA016), Feb 26, 1977: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53980), Valparaiso, NE, 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 19770226004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770226004299A), Feb 26, 1977: Blanca 8KCA/ (N53980), NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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