# N62970: Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2013-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 367-72
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 4, 1989
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2005
- Last registry action: January 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A83B12
- Owner when cancelled: [Howell William F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWELL%20WILLIAM%20F)
- Location: [Bainbridge, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Bainbridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9049° N, 84.5730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bainbridge, GA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62970
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62970-2013-11-01

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 (3)

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 MIA08FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA003), Oct 5, 2007: Bellanca 7GCBC (N62970), Newton, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the right wing wooden spar due while the airplane was in cruise flight, due to the mechanic's inadequate annual inspection and his failure to comply with an airworthiness directive.
- [NTSB ATL83LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA240), Jun 22, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N62970), Berlin, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD74FHD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FHD01), Jul 5, 1973: Bellanca 7GCBC (N62970), Selbyville, DE, 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 20071005022529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071005022529A), Oct 5, 2007: Bbavia 7GCBC (N62970), Hoggard Mill, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 10/05/2007 the airman briefed with his CFI for a local 1.0 hours VFR flight from kbge direct keuf direct kbge. A weather brief from flight service was…
- [Accident 19730705020399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730705020399A), Jul 5, 1973: Blanca 7HC (N62970), Selbyville, DE, Substantial damage. Fuel gascolator contained water,no fuel. Fuel drums exposed to heavy rains.

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