N53879 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 7ECA built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 12, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bellanca 7ECA cancelled March 12, 2009
- Serial number
- 1136-76
- 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
- February 28, 2003
- Last FAA action
- February 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Cp Aviation INC (Corporation)
Santa Paula, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Acrobatic
Fairchild M-62A cancelled December 23, 1948
- Serial number
- T41-1140
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 16, 1945
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sonnenfeld Henry R (Individual)
New Orleans, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N53879
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7ECA · serial 1136-76
The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout and their failure to see and avoid the other airplane.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7ECA · serial 1136-76
the failure of the pin that secured the right rudder pedal to the brake cylinder arm due to improper installation of the pin. Also causal was the manufacturer's confusing maintenance instructions regarding the installation of the right rudder pedal pin and cotter key.
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