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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N31277

N31277 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 7GCAA built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 29, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bellanca 7GCAA cancelled September 29, 2014

Serial number
251-72
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1972
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 13, 1991
Last FAA action
March 20, 1997
Last owner
Sturmthal Robin M (Individual)
Marina Del Rey, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Acrobatic

NTSB accident and incident record under N31277

LAX89LA206Accident on May 28, 1989 at Big Sur, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7GCAA · serial 251-72

THE PILOT ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE A FORCED LANDING TO AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING THE ATTEMPT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH GRASS THAT BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE TAILWHEEL AND THE SOFT DOWNHILL TERRAIN.

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