# N55CW: 1979 Bellanca 7ECA, registration cancelled 2009-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 1294-79
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: September 21, 1983
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2006
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A6FD59
- Owner when cancelled: [Sutton Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Lapeer, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lapeer)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0537° N, 83.3387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48446, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55CW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55CW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55CW-2009-04-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 CHI06LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA073), Jan 27, 2006: Bellanca 7ECA (N55CW), Pontiac, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The excessive bank angle executed by the flight crew and their failure to maintain airspeed during the turn, which led to the inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. A factor was the…

## 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 20060127007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060127007569A), Jan 27, 2006: Bbavia 7ECA (N55CW), Pontiac, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) During approach to runway 9L the aircraft stalled striking the ground about 100 yards short of the runway. Prior to the accident witnesses stated the…

## Other aircraft with N55CW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55CW): Douglas C54D-DC, S/N 10673, built 1942
- [Cancelled 1993-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55CW-1993-03-19): Bell 206B, S/N 3376. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Whitcomb Frank W DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITCOMB%20FRANK%20W%20DBA), [Walpole, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Walpole)

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