N278ML is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 8KCAB built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 22, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Bellanca 8KCAB cancelled May 22, 2015
- Serial number
- 30177
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1977
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 19, 1998
- Last FAA action
- October 16, 2007
- Last owner
- Nelson Roger (Individual)
Casa Grande, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N278ML
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 8KCAB · serial 301-77
The failure of the first pilot (flight instructor) to initiate proper aircraft control, and his failure to perform the adequate remedial action to recover from an intentional inverted spin.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site