# N5502S: 1978 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1036-78
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 31, 2017
- Last registry action: May 31, 2017
- Mode S code: A7021A
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmeeckle Zane G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMEECKLE%20ZANE%20G)
- Location: [Fort Morgan, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Morgan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1250° N, 103.8176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80701, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5502S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5502S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5502S-2020-09-04

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 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 CEN19FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA305), Sep 7, 2019: Champion 7GCBC (N5502S), Carpenter, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control at an altitude too low for…

## 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 20190907012709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190907012709A), Sep 7, 2019: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5502S), Carpenter, WY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot lost control and stalled aircraft after takeoff from a grass strip.

## Other aircraft with N5502S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5502S): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 63YBM4A002001M
- [Cancelled 1968-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5502S-1968-01-02): Cessna 188, S/N 188-0002. Exported to Nicaragua. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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