# N8698: 1973 Bellanca 7ECA, registration cancelled 2018-09-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 15, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 922-73
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: March 8, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1997
- Last registry action: August 8, 2017
- Mode S code: ABF3B6
- Owners when cancelled: [Askins Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASKINS%20ROBERT%20D), [Miller Keith J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20KEITH%20J)
- Location: [Warsaw, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Warsaw)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7737° N, 84.7475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 41095, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8698
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8698-2018-09-15

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca.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 ERA18LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA158), Jun 3, 2018: Bellanca 7ECA (N8698), Warsaw, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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 20180603006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180603006969A), Jun 3, 2018: Bellanca 7ECA (N8698), Warsaw, KY, Substantial damage. While taking-off from a private, grass runway, the aircraft reached rotation speed, but would not lift off. The pilot continued to pull back on the elevator…

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