# N8943: 1973 Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2017-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 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: 607-74
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 19, 1973
- Certificate issued: October 2, 1987
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AC56F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Running Dog Publications](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUNNING%20DOG%20PUBLICATIONS)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8943
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8943
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943-2017-07-20

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2014FA0000451](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000451), Jul 25, 2014: MAGNETO. FAILED. AFTER GROUND RUN, DISCOVERED THAT THE LT MAGNETO HAD FAILED IN FLIGHT.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC01LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA144), Sep 22, 2001: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8943), Mentasta, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and a variable wind.
- [NTSB LAX82DA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA150), Apr 29, 1982: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8943), Deeth, NV, 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 20010922024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922024569A), Sep 22, 2001: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8943), Mentastavillage, No damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land on small road near mentasta village. Upon touchdown the aircraft made a small bounce back into the air. A strong gust of…
- [Incident 19930808045569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930808045569I), Aug 8, 1993: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8943), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. Making a short field landing. On rollout pilot applied too much brake. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19851020060569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020060569I), Oct 20, 1985: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8943), Anchorage, AK. Loss of power which was regained before precautionary landing without damage. Probable carburetor ice.
- [Accident 19820429012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429012649A), Apr 29, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N8943), Deeth, NV, Substantial damage. Landed downwind on a abandoned road. Lost control, ran off road into a ditch and flipped over.

## Other aircraft with N8943

- [Cancelled 2024-01-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8943-2024-01-13): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B2274001017E. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

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