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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Bellanca
Model
8GCBC
Year
1974
Serial number
116-74
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
3
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AC2C1C
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2026 – nowIndividual ownerCharlotte, NC · current
1947Panama Aero ClubBalboa · different airframe: Piper J3c-65 S/N 15970
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 29, 2001 · Las Vegas, NM
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Factors were weather evaluation by the pilot and rough terrain off the side of the runway.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
Airframe (8GCBC)Only with: Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 8KCAB, 8GCBC manufactured before August 12, 2005 with less than 250 hours TIS; or any listed model with a flight control cable (or wing retrofit kit cable) purchased from ACAC before August 12, 2005 installed and less than 250 hours TIS since installation.
American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes
Jul 13, 2001
Airframe (8GCBC)Only with: Airplanes equipped with wood wing spars; Group 1 vs Group 2 depends on whether the engine has been modified to greater than 90 horsepower.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Stabilizers · tailpost · crackedJul 1, 1996
TAILPOST DISCOVERED TO BE CRACKED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE JUST ABOVE THE TAILSPRING PAD. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS CAUSE FOR CRACK DUE TO GROUND HANDLING OVER THE YEARS AND HIGH TIME ON THE AIRFRAME. THIS POINT IS STRESSED WHEN SWIVELLING THE TAILWHEEL DURING GROUND HANDLING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.