# N5501U: Bellanca 8KCAB-180, registration cancelled 1982-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab-180) (registry code 1220802)
- Serial number: 40778
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1978
- Mode S code: A701F9
- Owner when cancelled: [Karbowicz John Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARBOWICZ%20JOHN%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Canoga Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Canoga%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5501U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5501U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501U-1982-08-17

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-180: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab-180.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 LAX79FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA038), Apr 2, 1979: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5501U), Malibu, CA, destroyed, 1 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 19790402020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402020549A), Apr 2, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N5501U), Malibu, CA, Destroyed. Pilot practicing acrobatic flight. Aircraft went into ground in vertical dive.

## Other aircraft with N5501U

- [Cancelled 1969-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5501U-1969-10-27): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2826208. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Vero Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Vero%20Beach)

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