# N86980: 1974 Bellanca 8GCBC, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 41-74
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1974
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1987
- Last registry action: April 22, 1999
- Mode S code: ABF3CF
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmidt Richard O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20RICHARD%20O)
- Location: [Del Mar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Del%20Mar)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9626° N, 117.2505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92014, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86980
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86980-2014-11-20

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 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 SEA94FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA123), May 21, 1994: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86980), Challis, ID, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM TERRAIN.

## 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 19940521011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521011979A), May 21, 1994: Bbavia 8GCBC (N86980), Challis, ID, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Struck a ridge flying thru canyon. Rising terrain and density altitude factors.

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