N31286 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 8KCAB built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 1, 2008 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Bellanca 8KCAB cancelled October 1, 2008
- Serial number
- 50-72
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1972
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 1, 2008
- Last owner
- Sharman Enterprises INC (Corporation)
Vacaville, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Acrobatic
NTSB accident and incident record under N31286
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 8KCAB · serial 50-70
Improper preflight preflight planning/preparation by the pilot-in-command. Factors included a worn tailwheel tire and the VASI lighting system.
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