# N88255: Bellanca 8KCAB, registration cancelled 1997-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16074
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1993
- Last registry action: November 20, 1996
- Mode S code: AC2868
- Owners when cancelled: [Crossley Earl W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROSSLEY%20EARL%20W), [Dingler Lennie W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DINGLER%20LENNIE%20W), [Miller Charles R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20CHARLES%20R), [Gibens Larry E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBENS%20LARRY%20E)
- Location: [Tupelo, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Tupelo)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2226° N, 88.7746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38801, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88255
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88255
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88255-1997-02-20

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 8KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab.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 MIA94FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA058), Jan 22, 1994: Bellanca 8KCAB (N88255), Pontotoc, MS, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE WHILE MANUEVERING RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH TREES AND THEN THE GROUND.

## 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 19940122000779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940122000779A), Jan 22, 1994: Bbavia 8KCAB (N88255), Pontotoc, MS, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Dived into trees at high power and high speed. Witnesses heard power dives. Parachute and belts for acrobatics.

## Other aircraft with N88255

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88255): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23667
- [Cancelled 1947-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88255-1947-09-24): Piper J3C-65, S/N 15872. Owner: [Beran Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERAN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Lexington, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Lexington)

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