N29785 — 1980 Bellanca 8GCBC

Aircraft record

Serial number

355-80

Manufacturer

Bellanca

Model

8GCBC

Year

1980

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming O&vo-360 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N29785 →

Accident & incident history

1. ANC09CA060Jul 7, 2009Sutton, AKSerious

   The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after an in-flight encounter with a downdraft in mountainous terrain, and his decision to fly at an altitude where such an encounter made a successful recovery unlikely.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1980 Bellanca 8GCBC).

1. Oct 19, 2012deregistered — Barickman Will D

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N29785 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1980 Bellanca 8GCBC above.

• until Jul 19, 19731941 Taylorcraft BC12-65 (s/n 2633)

Frequently asked

Has N29785 been in an accident?

Yes. N29785 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2009.

What kind of aircraft is N29785?

N29785 is a 1980 Bellanca 8GCBC (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 355-80.