# N5VB: 1972 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 1977-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 420-73
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1975
- Mode S code: A6371B
- Owner when cancelled: [Harbin James E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARBIN%20JAMES%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Soldotna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Soldotna)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5VB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5VB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5VB-1977-11-01

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 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc.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 ANC76AA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA135), Sep 14, 1976: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5VB), Missing Aircraft, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC76DAG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG31), Aug 23, 1975: Champion 7GCBC (N5VB), Soldotna, AK, 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 19760914039819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760914039819A), Sep 14, 1976: Blanca 7GCBC (N5VB), Missing Aircraf, AK, Damage unknown. Mayday received at 2144ADT.plt was lost in IMC.last transmission was at 2155ADT.
- [Accident 19750823033139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750823033139A), Aug 23, 1975: Blanca 7GCBC (N5VB), Soldotna, AK, Substantial damage. 2.5HRS dual in conventional gr acft. Bounced & veered to l.

## Other aircraft with N5VB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5VB): Beech E-55, S/N TE-1179, built 1980

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