# N57511: 1973 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 529-73
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1977
- Certificate issued: September 25, 1978
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A76391
- Owner when cancelled: [Vonderheide George H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VONDERHEIDE%20GEORGE%20H)
- Location: [Girdwood, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Girdwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.9701° N, 148.8897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99587, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57511
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57511
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57511-2013-10-23

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 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc.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 ANC12FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12FA095), Aug 31, 2012: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57511), Homer, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid high tension power lines.

## 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 20120831020029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831020029A), Aug 31, 2012: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57511), Homer, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircaft crashed in a river valley approxamately eight miles south east of Homer, AK. There is evidence of a wire strike on the vertical stabilizer and…

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