# N68551: 1972 Bellanca 7KCAB, registration cancelled 2013-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 324-72
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1972
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2002
- Last registry action: April 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A918EB
- Owners when cancelled: [Witte Earl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTE%20EARL%20L), [Witte Edwina K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTE%20EDWINA%20K)
- Location: [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0048° N, 88.5779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42003, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68551
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68551
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68551-2013-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 7KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab.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 ATL03FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA125), Jun 14, 2003: Bellanca 7KCAB (N68551), Dover, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions including instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence in thunderstorms, which resulted in a loss of control in flight and…

## 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 20030614020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614020679A), Jun 14, 2003: Bbavia 7KCAB (N68551), Dover, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On June 14, 2003 @ 1205 CST approximately N68551 a Bellanca 7KCAB operated by the registered owner was presumed missing after it departed Short Creek a…

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