N5504S
Bellanca 8GCBC · built 1978
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last exported to Mexico on July 1, 1968.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- October 23, 1988Accident
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED HARD LEFT RUDDER FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN THE LEFT MAIN TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST PARTLY OFF THE RUNWAY.
- April 17, 1988Accident
DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT, RESTARTED, THEN QUIT COMPLETELY. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A DRY WASH WHERE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. APPROXIMATELY 4 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS FOUND AT THE TIME OF THE ENGINE INSPECTION.
Earlier aircraft with this registration
Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1978 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N5504S.
- September 23, 1966Accident
Improper Level Off
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file
Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.
- July 19, 1986Accidentsubstantial damage
The aircraft was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan from St. Andrews, Manitoba to Thompson, Manitoba. At l210, when about 20 miles south of the airport, the pilot contacted the Thompson air traffic control tower and was advised that the weather was below VFR limits. He requested and received special VFR…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).