# N88399: 1974 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- 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: 777-75
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 17, 2009
- Last registry action: January 14, 2010
- Mode S code: AC2CAF
- Owner when cancelled: [Lamb Chad A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMB%20CHAD%20A)
- Location: [Watertown, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Watertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9367° N, 97.0928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57201, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88399
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88399
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88399-2017-06-30

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 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CEN10LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA275), May 29, 2010: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88399), Watertown, SD, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while conducting aerobatic, low-altitude maneuvers. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairmant due to alcohol.
- [NTSB DEN84LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA195), Jun 26, 1984: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88399), Dillon, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN83LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA169), Jul 20, 1983: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88399), Cody, WY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20100529045019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100529045019A), May 29, 2010: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88399), Watertown, SD, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On may 29, 2010 at approximately 1330 CDT, N88399, a citabria piloted by chad lamb, flying just 1/2 mile southwest of the Watertown (aty) airport, crashed into…
- [Incident 20090831015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090831015359I), Aug 31, 2009: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Wamego, KS, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was on a flight near the Wamego airport (69K) at 1437 local time when the engine began to lose power. The pilot determined that he was out of fuel…
- [Accident 19840625034459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840625034459A), Jun 25, 1984: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a short field landing demonstration for a movie and aircraft stalled and crashed on final.
- [Accident 19830719037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830719037169A), Jul 19, 1983: Bbavia 7GCBC (N88399), Cody, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing causing ground loop.

## Other aircraft with N88399

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88399): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23963
- [Cancelled 1956-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88399-1956-03-20): Piper J3C-65, S/N 16017, built 1946. Owner: [Dumas James V Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUMAS%20JAMES%20V%20JR), [Monroe, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Monroe)

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