# N8777: Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2018-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2018
- 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: 47073
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1973
- Certificate issued: December 29, 2011
- Last registry action: August 8, 2014
- Mode S code: AC13A4
- Owners when cancelled: [Shults Dewayne L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTS%20DEWAYNE%20L), [Shults Patricia](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHULTS%20PATRICIA)
- Location: [Bigfork, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bigfork)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8643° N, 113.8846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59911, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8777
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8777
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777-2018-05-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 GAA16CA284](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA284), Jun 5, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8777), Ferndale, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff resulting in a decision to rotate early, and a collision with a hangar and subsequent fire.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20160605008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605008579A), Jun 5, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8777), Ferndale, MT, Destroyed. Aircraft hit hangar right after lift off, impacted the ground and burned completely.
- [Incident 19961104039209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961104039209I), Nov 4, 1996: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8777), Cut Bank, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot in command, Mr. Arnold lindberg, stated that at approximately 1730 local time, he was doing some wheel landing instruction with a private…

## Other aircraft with N8777

- [Cancelled 1935-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8777-1935-09-15): Swallow TP, S/N 177. Owner: [Streeter Earl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STREETER%20EARL), [Fort Peck, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Fort%20Peck)

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