# N5541K: 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2013-04-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 22, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 395-78
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: June 5, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1978
- Last registry action: June 9, 1982
- Mode S code: A710CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Grane Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7354° N, 84.5690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30336, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5541K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5541K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541K-2013-04-22

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: 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 FTW78FRG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG51), Jun 18, 1978: Bellanca 8KCAB (N5541K), Brady, TX, 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 19780618016209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618016209A), Jun 18, 1978: Blanca 8KCA/ (N5541K), Brady, TX, Destroyed. Hit ground drg recovery. Flt manual states acft will lose 1000FT p turns of a spin.

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