# N5524K: 1978 Bellanca 7ECA, registration cancelled 2013-09-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1254-78
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1978
- Certificate issued: April 3, 1990
- Last registry action: June 26, 1993
- Mode S code: A709C7
- Owner when cancelled: [Kelsey David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KELSEY%20DAVID)
- Location: Belize, Belize
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5524K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5524K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5524K-2013-09-30

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW91LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA044), Mar 1, 1991: Bellanca 7ECA (N5524K), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUEL STUDENT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING AND HIS INADVERTENT ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES. A FACTOR WAS THE DITCH.
- [NTSB MIA78DKJ88](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ88), Sep 10, 1978: Bellanca 7ECA (N5524K), Huntsville, AL, substantial damage

## 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 19910301003689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910301003689A), Mar 1, 1991: Bbavia 7ECA (N5524K), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Weather vaned into crosswind landing. CFI took over tried go around. On grass. Entered water filled ditch. Flipped.
- [Accident 19780910029419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910029419A), Sep 10, 1978: Blanca 7KCA/ (N5524K), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Left wheel assy failed.

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