# N8953: Bellanca 7GCBC, registration cancelled 1974-08-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 26, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 609-74
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1974
- Mode S code: AC5AA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Pipco Oil Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPCO%20OIL%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8953
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8953
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953-1974-08-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 IAD75AI004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI004), Jul 28, 1974: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8953), Archdale, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19740728021929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740728021929A), Jul 28, 1974: Blanca 7GCBC (N8953), Archdale, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft not eqpd with inverted fuel sys-lvld off abt 200FT,rolled l nose pitched up then fell thru.

## Other aircraft with N8953

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8953-2019-05-06): DJI PHANTOM 2 VISION +, S/N PH645313859. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hamilton County Government](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20COUNTY%20GOVERNMENT), [Chattanooga, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Chattanooga)

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