# N90985: 1973 Bellanca 7KCAB, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 345-73
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1987
- Last registry action: May 8, 1993
- Mode S code: AC9429
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerial Messages Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20MESSAGES%20INC)
- Location: [Ormond Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ormond%20Beach)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.2858° N, 81.0559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ormond Beach, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=90985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90985-2013-05-17

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 7KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab.md

## 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 MIA89FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA115), Mar 25, 1989: Bellanca 7KCAB (N90985), Daytona Bch Shr, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE MANEUVERING TO REVERSE DIRECTION DUE THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE 'STEEP TURN.'
- [NTSB MIA86LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA141), May 2, 1986: Bellanca 7KCAB (N90985), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage

## 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 19890325004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890325004509A), Mar 25, 1989: Bbavia 7KCAB (N90985), Daytona Bch Shr, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made steep abrupt turn to reverse direction while towing a banner low offshore. Stalled into water, banner attached
- [Accident 19860502015709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502015709A), May 2, 1986: Bbavia 7KCAB (N90985), New Smyrna Beac, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft snagged the banner with the left main gear. Aircraft landed in swamp. Suspect inexperienced pilot.

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