# N87002: 1974 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 700-74
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1985
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: ABF8C9
- Owner when cancelled: [Piasecki Paul T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIASECKI%20PAUL%20T)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87002-2013-09-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX89FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA083), Jan 10, 1989: Bellanca 7GCBC (N87002), Ramona, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PITTS PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: INADEQUATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BY THE PITTS PILOT.

## 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 19890110000382A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890110000382A), Jan 10, 1989: Bbavia 7GCBC (N87002), Ramona, CA, Destroyed. Was overtaken by a descending pitts,N533G,both on final.Bellanca empannage was severed by the impact. Both crashed.

## Other aircraft with N87002

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87002): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P24236
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87002-1965-05-20): Engineering & Research 415-C, S/N 175. Owner: [Deal Jesse L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEAL%20JESSE%20L%20JR), [Elkton, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Elkton)

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