# N8508: Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 1973-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 1973
- 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: 446-73
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 6, 1973
- Mode S code: ABAAC8
- Owner when cancelled: [Gerardin Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERARDIN%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8508
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8508
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508-1973-06-27

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 (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 OAK73AP032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP032), Mar 31, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N8508), Furnace Crk, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19730331007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730331007139A), Mar 31, 1973: Blanca 7HC (N8508), Furnace Crk, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Overshot spot ldg. Lost ctl in steep l climbing turn.

## Other aircraft with N8508

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508-2013-05-09): Clapp George W FOKKER D VII, S/N 1001980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Clapp George W II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAPP%20GEORGE%20W%20II), [Allegany, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Allegany)
- [Cancelled 1930-12-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508-1930-12-30): Waco ATO, S/N A56. Owner: [Fahy Claire](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAHY%20CLAIRE)

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