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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N53828

N53828 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 8GCBC built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 6, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Bellanca 8GCBC cancelled November 6, 2002

Serial number
185-75
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1975
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
September 3, 1999
Last FAA action
September 17, 2002
Last owner
Seekins Ford-Lincoln-Mercury INC (Corporation)
Fairbanks, AK
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N53828

ANC02LA088Accident on August 2, 2002 at Fairbanks, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 8GCBC · serial 185-75

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which precipitated an aborted landing, and subsequent collision with trees.

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