# N8738V: Bellanca 8GCBC, registration cancelled 1997-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 1997
- Exported to: Zambia
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17875
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 14, 1993
- Last registry action: October 16, 1996
- Mode S code: AC04FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Long Thomas L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONG%20THOMAS%20L)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6870° N, 105.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, NM, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8738V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8738V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8738V-1997-05-09

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 8GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19840720039459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840720039459I), Jul 20, 1984: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8738V), Junction, TX, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on the landing rollout. Attach bolts had failed.

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