# N9198L: Bellanca 7ECA, registration cancelled 1996-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 81972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 7, 1984
- Last registry action: March 20, 1994
- Mode S code: ACBB95
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3101° N, 121.9622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95117, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9198L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9198L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9198L-1996-04-17

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca.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 LAX95FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA119), Feb 26, 1995: Bellanca 7ECA (N9198L), San Jose, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER CLIMB ATTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 19950226002539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226002539A), Feb 26, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N9198L), San Jose, CA, Destroyed. Lost power on climbout. Stalled turning back. Vertical impact. Burned. Cause undetermined. Igniters worn to limits.
- [Incident 19940106002379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940106002379I), Jan 6, 1994: Bbavia 7ECA (N9198L), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft incident record involving citabria N9198L occurring January 6, 1994. On January 6, 1994 at 1730 PST, a citabria CH-10 owned and operated by…

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