1974
Year
C-GWXM — 1974 Bellanca 8GCBC
C-GWXM is a 1974 Bellanca 8GCBC based in Watson Lake, Yukon, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 12-74).
Piston single
Category
Yukon
Based
54
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1974 · 52 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Piston
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.975 kg · 2,150 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Watson Lake, Yukon
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Vancouver
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.12-74
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Bellanca Aircraft Corp
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C08123
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Private
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.A21CE
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.24 July 2025
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.12 August 2010
Where C-GWXM is, and how to track it
C-GWXM transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C08123. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-GWXM on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-GWXM?
The Bellanca 8GCBC is uncommon in Canada. There are 54 on the register. It belongs to the Citabria, Decathlon & Scout family, which has 492 in Canada.
- 4 of the 54 are in Yukon.
- Half of them were built before 1976. C-GWXM is older than most.
- Canada has 295 Bellanca aircraft of all models.
- Canada has 20,925 piston single aircraft, 237 of them in Yukon.
- 22 aircraft are based in Watson Lake. See them all →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 3 reports on file mentioning C-GWXM (2003–2004). One records damage. The other 2 are filed with no damage recorded. Those are things like bird strikes, air traffic events and equipment reports, which get logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Minor · Sep 27, 2003
Incident — takeoff phase — Powell River, BC · TSB file A03P0298
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so a clean record doesn't prove an aircraft has never been damaged. It doesn't replace a title search, an AD check, a pre-purchase inspection or the logbooks. 2 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Bellanca 8GCBC in Canada
C-FMTN 2016 · C-GMRT 2016 · C-GVGD 2012 · C-FTDF 2011 · C-FUKZ 2010 · C-FUVJ 2008 · all Bellanca 8GCBC →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.