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N240R
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1980 Bellanca 8KCAB-180 Super Decathlon C/N 635-80Discuss this aircraft in forum |
by Doug Robertson @ SZP
by Doug Robertson @ SZP
by Doug Robertson @ SZP
by Doug Robertson @ SZP
| Manufacturer: | Bellanca |
| Model: | 8KCAB-180 Super Decathlon Search all Bellanca 8KCAB-180 Super |
| Year built: | 1980 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 635-80 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing single engine |
| Number of Seats: | 2 |
| Number of Engines: | 1 |
| Engine Type: | Reciprocating |
| Registration Number: | N240R |
| Mode S (ICAO24) Code: | A23176 |
| Certification Class: | Standard |
| Certification Issued: | 1980-08-21 |
| Air Worthiness Test: | 1980-03-14 |
| Last Action Taken: | 2006-05-16 |
| Current Status: | Deregistered |
| Registration Cancel Date: | 2009-07-21 |
| Registration Type: | Corporation |
| Owner: | Flying M Hunting Club Inc |
| Address: | Yerington, NV 89447 United States |
| Region: | Western-Pacific |
| Doug Robertson, 2008-01-29 00:00:00 | |
| N240R was piloted by Steve Fossett, world adventurer and holder of 115 various world endurance and distance records, who alone went missing on 3 September 2007 from a flight departing Barron Hilton's Flying M Ranch Strip near Yerington, Nevada. The Preliminary NTSB Accident Report on N240R, despite no finding of the aircraft wreckage, declared one fatality. No flight plan was filed by Fossett. No ELT signal was received. The Civil Air Patrol with airborne optical, thermal and specialized computer resources and military aircraft with night search capability did not find N240R in extensive searches covering 30,000 square nautical miles; some areas were searched multiple times. Fossett's wife has started the petition process to have him legally declared dead. | |
| John Jackson, 2008-10-05 00:00:00 | |
| N240R, as reported in the news for the past few days, has been found, sadly, crashed in the mountains in Madera County, California. | |