# N57438: 1973 Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2013-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 89-73
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1973
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1993
- Last registry action: May 9, 1996
- Mode S code: A76027
- Owner when cancelled: [Bailey Bradley B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILEY%20BRADLEY%20B)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5295° N, 119.9187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89523, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57438
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57438-2013-04-23

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 LAX96FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA290), Jul 25, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N57438), Mound House, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the flight instructor's improper in-flight planning/decision by allowing the student pilot to get too low during a simulated emergency landing before initiating a go-around.

## 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 19960725019799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960725019799A), Jul 25, 1996: Bbavia 8KCAB (N57438), Mound House, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Simulated forced landing to road. Too low. Bounced off road. Went around hit tree in steep turn. Impacted barriers.

## Other aircraft with N57438

- [Cancelled 1955-10-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57438-1955-10-11): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-1679. Owner: [Robinson Raymond John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20RAYMOND%20JOHN), [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)

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