# N86912: Bellanca 8GCBC, registration cancelled 1974-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 26-74
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ABF2DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Grooms James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROOMS%20JAMES%20P)
- Location: [Athens, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86912
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86912
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86912-1974-10-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 8GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc.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 MIA75FKJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75FKJ28), Aug 18, 1974: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86912), Meridianville, AL, 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 19740818028329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740818028329A), Aug 18, 1974: Blanca 7HC (N86912), Meridianville, AL, Destroyed. No witness to crash could be found. Acft consumed by fire.

## Other aircraft with N86912

- [Cancelled 1957-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86912-1957-05-07): Bellanca 14-13, S/N 1274. Owner: [Mathews John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATHEWS%20JOHN%20E)

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