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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N53731

N53731 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 7GCBC built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 12, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Bellanca 7GCBC cancelled July 12, 2017

Serial number
862-75
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1975
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
September 17, 1982
Last FAA action
September 15, 2009
Last owner
Battles Richard O (Individual)
Paris, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Acrobatic

Fairchild M-62A cancelled February 23, 1951

Serial number
T43-5123
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1943
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 1, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Peters E J (Individual)
Wasco, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N53731

FTW82FRJ08Accident on February 21, 1982 at Near Texarkana, AR: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7GCBC · serial 86275

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