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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N86705

N86705 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 7KCAB built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 2, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Bellanca 7KCAB cancelled April 2, 2018

Serial number
442-74
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1974
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 16, 2014
Last FAA action
April 16, 2014
Last owner
Obx Airplanes LLC (Corporation)
Manns Harbor, NC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N86705

ERA15LA358Accident on September 14, 2015 at Manteo, NC: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7KCAB · serial 442-74

The inadvertent lodging of the banner-tow cable between the right elevator and horizontal stabilizer after the pilot threw the grapple hook out the window, which resulted in the loss of pitch control and the airplane’s subsequent impact with water.

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