# N68596: 1972 Bellanca 7ACA, 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 7ACA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (registry code 1220438)
- Engine: [Franklin 2A4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-2a4-series) (registry code 27001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS TC 240](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 66-72
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 9, 1972
- Certificate issued: April 12, 1978
- Last registry action: March 31, 1994
- Mode S code: A9197C
- Owner when cancelled: [Dunn John M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNN%20JOHN%20M)
- Location: [Seward, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Seward)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.1330° N, 149.5002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99664, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68596
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68596
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68596-2013-05-02

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 7ACA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca.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 ANC90FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA042), Mar 24, 1990: Bellanca 7ACA (N68596), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PIC TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO PRECLUDE A STALL.

## 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 19900324005189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900324005189A), Mar 24, 1990: Bbavia 7DC (N68596), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On proficiency flight check, stalled and crashed trying to slip for landing. Check pilot had no rear control stick.

## Other aircraft with N68596

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68596-undated): Grumman G-44A, S/N 20

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