# N8538R: Bellanca 14-19-3A, registration cancelled 1974-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 14-19-3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3a) (registry code 1250013)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4300
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1974
- Mode S code: ABB5FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Laningham Earl William](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANINGHAM%20EARL%20WILLIAM)
- Location: [Cederedge, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Cederedge)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8538R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8538R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8538R-1974-12-17

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 14-19-3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3a.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 DEN75AD018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75AD018), Oct 4, 1974: Bellanca 14-19 (N8538R), Vail, CO, 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 19741004036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004036839A), Oct 4, 1974: Blanca 14193A (N8538R), Vail, CO, Destroyed. Acft crashed at 12300FT.mts obscrd by clouds. Recovery date 10/6/74.

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