# N5506Y: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 1978-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 1978
- 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: 42678
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1978
- Mode S code: A702AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Garner Frank L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARNER%20FRANK%20L)
- Location: [Selma, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Selma)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5506Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5506Y-1978-11-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 OAK78FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA043), Aug 18, 1978: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5506Y), Caruthers, 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 19780818029299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818029299A), Aug 18, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/ (N5506Y), Caruthers, CA, Destroyed. Crashed in a vineyard while pulling out of unauthorized acrobaticeuver.

## Other aircraft with N5506Y

- [Cancelled 1964-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5506Y-1964-08-10): Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), S/N 272551. Exported to New Caledonia. Owner: [Jonas Aircraft & Arms Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONAS%20AIRCRAFT%20%26%20ARMS%20CO)

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