N88342 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bellanca 7GCBC built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 6, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bellanca 7GCBC cancelled May 6, 2015
- Serial number
- 768-74
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 1, 2007
- Last FAA action
- December 1, 2007
- Last owner
- Duncan David W (Co-owned)
Sterling, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Acrobatic
Piper J3C-65 cancelled July 5, 1949
- Serial number
- 15960
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 20, 1949
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Air Crop Service INC (Corporation)
Beaver Dam, WI - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N88342
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7GCBC · serial 768-74
The operation of the airplane by the uncertificated student pilot, his failure to recognize conditions conducive to structural icing, and subsequent decision to depart in conditions conducive to structural icing, resulting in a severe icing encounter and forced landing.
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