# N68559: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 1974-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 42-72
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1974
- Mode S code: A918F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Elliott J Frank IV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20J%20FRANK%20IV)
- Location: [Charlottesville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Charlottesville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68559
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68559
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68559-1974-07-18

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 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 IAD74AI064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI064-201508), May 24, 1974: Bellanca 8KCAB (N68559), Scottsville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740524015399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524015399A), May 24, 1974: Blanca 8KCAB (N68559), Scottsville, VA, Destroyed. Inverted flt. Inverted clb abt vert attitude. Began tail-slide,atmpt split-s out. Alt 3-500 ft AGL.

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