Bellanca 7ECA
N88408 is a Bellanca 7ECA, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1974. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Caldwell, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 4, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; acrobatic, dated October 15, 1974.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Bellanca
- Model
- 7ECA · all 7ECAs and related versions
- Serial number
- 1062-75
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1974
- Cruising speed
- 90 mph
- Transponder code
- AC2F2A (octal 53027452)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 4, 2016
- Expires
- August 31, 2029
- Last FAA action
- August 25, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Acrobatic · October 15, 1974
- FAA region
- Northwest Mountain
- FAA record id
- 00341911
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Steel Mimi
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 16935 Chambers Way
Caldwell, ID 83607-5519
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N88408, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Steel Mimi, an individual, certificate issued August 4, 2016, expires August 31, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; acrobatic, dated October 15, 1974, consistent with the 1974 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 1062-75 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N88408 according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N88408: Accident on November 10, 2002 at Livermore, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 21, 1999 at Livermore, CA: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7ECA · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX03LA035 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bellanca 7ECA · operated under 091
The failure of the no. 3 cylinder exhaust valve due to the operator's failure to adhere to recommended overhaul periods set by the engine manufacturer. A factor in the accident was the operator's failure to comply with the manufacturer's mandatory service bulletin.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for LAX99LA279 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data