Bellanca 8 Decathlon and Scout
553 on the U.S. register across 3 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1972 to 1980; half of them date from 1977 or earlier. Texas has the most (54). 31% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the 8 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming Aeio-360 Ser (160), Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (153), Lycoming Io-320 Series (124)
- Seats
- 2 (up to 3 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 101 mph
- Maker on the register
- Bellanca
- Registered
- earliest certificate August 13, 1975; newest August 29, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Texas54Alaska47California45Florida38Arkansas20Washington17Illinois15Arizona15Oklahoma14Georgia13Virginia12Kansas12
Who owns them registrant type
Individual315 (57%)LLC109 (20%)Co-owned69 (12%)Corporation50 (9%)Partnership7 (1%)Government3 (0.5%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 98 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid543 (98%)Pending5 (0.9%)Sale reported2 (0.4%)Pending cancellation2 (0.4%)Reports overdue1 (0.2%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard493 (89%)Restricted27 (5%)Multiple23 (4%)None on file9 (2%)Experimental1 (0.2%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Collum Aviation LLC5Ocean Aerial Ads INC3On-Site Aviation INC2Cp Aviation INC2Yellow Decathlon LLC1Wings Enterprizes LTD CO1Windsock Capital LLC1Wilkinson Dane W1Wetsu Enterprises INC1West Michigan Aviation Academy1West Coast Aerosport INC1Warbird Adventures INC1
Fleet pages: Collum Aviation LLC · Ocean Aerial Ads INC · Cp Aviation INC · Windsock Capital LLC · West Michigan Aviation Academy · Warbird Adventures INC
Accident history NTSB
Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Bellanca 8 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
553 as of October 2, 2026, counting 3 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Bellanca 8s?
Texas, with 54.
Who owns the Bellanca 8?
31% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 553
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N12KD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | Valid |
| N5071K | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Skyview LLC De Smet, South Dakota |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N87008 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner California |
Multiple | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N29CB | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2026-07-26 | Valid |
| N1068E | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-07-14 | Valid |
| N135DL | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Over And Under Flying Service INC Knox, Indiana |
None on file | 2026-07-02 | Valid |
| N86968 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Crafted Enterprises LLC Montrose, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | Valid |
| N88467 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | Valid |
| N215RV | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Jet & Rotor Aviation LLC Sacramento, California |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
| N2999Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Godensun Aero LLC Sutherlin, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-05-30 | Valid |
| N5063Y | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-05-28 | Valid |
| N35RX | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Right Rudder Flight Training LLC La Verne, California |
Standard | 2026-05-27 | Valid |
| N253CA | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Jtv Enterprises LLC Painesville, Ohio |
Standard | 2026-05-26 | Valid |
| N712K | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
None on file | 2026-05-26 | Valid |
| N5054L | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner District of Columbia |
Standard | 2026-05-17 | Valid |
| N8707V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | Valid |
| N181TM | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-04-27 | Valid |
| N53895 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-04-19 | Valid |
| N1018E | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2026-04-10 | Valid |
| N4775P | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-03-25 | Valid |
| N2767P | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-03-16 | Valid |
| N88477 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2026-03-14 | Valid |
| N121WM | Bellanca 8KCAB-180 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | Valid |
| N1691N | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fletcher Flying Service 419 LLC Labelle, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | Valid |
| N88SS | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Montana |
Restricted | 2026-02-20 | Valid |
| N5052W | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | Valid |
| N1093E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | Valid |
| N5069U | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Goff Bayou LLC Shelby, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | Valid |
| N5032A | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Hunter Aviation INC Benton, Kentucky |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | Valid |
| N88290 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Outer Banks Seaplanes LLC Manteo, North Carolina |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | Valid |
| N5061D | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Multiple | 2026-01-12 | Valid |
| N8702V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Arrowhead Aeromotive Services LLC Hoodsport, Washington |
Standard | 2026-01-12 | Valid |
| N88352 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Restricted | 2026-01-08 | Valid |
| N2885Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | Valid |
| N133JF | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Windsock Capital LLC Bertram, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-10 | Valid |
| N88194 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Withheld at owner's request | Multiple | 2025-11-24 | Valid |
| N5028G | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-11-20 | Valid |
| N5053N | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Forgotten Heroes Foundation Chesapeake, Virginia |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | Valid |
| N777DW | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Lawless Aviation LLC Fishers, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | Valid |
| N4134Y | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2025-11-17 | Valid |
| N5046B | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N891JT | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | Valid |
| N2778Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-11-02 | Valid |
| N1199E | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-10-04 | Valid |
| N5037N | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Triniair LLC Warner Robins, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-09-30 | Valid |
| N5KD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Texas Tailspin LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-20 | Valid |
| N8693V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-23 | Valid |
| N5035Q | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2025-08-22 | Valid |
| N5062Y | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | Valid |
| N188RS | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-08-11 | Valid |
| N50412 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Ride The Kite LLC Le Claire, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-08-04 | Valid |
| N88297 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2025-07-29 | Valid |
| N86807 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N5062C | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-07-10 | Valid |
| N8719V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-07-08 | Valid |
| N7635S | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-07-03 | Valid |
| N87047 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-07-03 | Valid |
| N36244 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Neel Aviation LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2025-07-02 | Valid |
| N8599V | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Obx Airplanes LLC Manteo, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-07-01 | Valid |
| N60JB | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Harmon Eagle LLC Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-06-23 | Valid |
| N5044G | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Co-owned owner Washington |
None on file | 2025-06-18 | Valid |
| N146MC | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-06-09 | Valid |
| N8956 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | Valid |
| N5043G | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-05-20 | Valid |
| N50361 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-05-16 | Valid |
| N627AP | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | Valid | |
| N33GR | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | Valid |
| N393TM | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Avion Acrobatico LLC Waterloo, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-05-12 | Valid |
| N53787 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Co-owned owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-04-22 | Valid |
| N2896Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-04-18 | Valid |
| N151V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Jonathan Wise & Associates INC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | Valid |
| N8724 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fairhope Decathalon LLC Fairhope, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-03-19 | Valid |
| N36139 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Flying Sportsmen INC Sussex, New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | Valid |
| N50571 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Cape Cod Aviators E Falmouth, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | Valid |
| N787RH | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-02-25 | Valid |
| N1110E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | Valid |
| N977SD | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | Valid |
| N53838 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Euroaviation INC Trustee Kematen, |
Standard | 2025-01-27 | Valid |
| N8590V | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | Valid |
| N68512 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Ohio Aircraft Refinishing And Repair INC Edison, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | Valid |
| N36593 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Kentucky Stick And Rudder Academy LLC Springfield, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-12-07 | Valid |
| N8505 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-12-06 | Valid |
| N5503H | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Cp Aviation INC Santa Paula, California |
Standard | 2024-12-05 | Valid |
| N8592V | Bellanca 8GCBC |
West Michigan Aviation Academy Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Restricted | 2024-11-30 | Valid |
| N611AP | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N626AP | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Florida |
Multiple | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N53723 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Co-owned owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-11-08 | Valid |
| N6203K | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | Valid |
| N8625V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2024-11-06 | Valid |
| N5026N | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | Valid |
| N628AP | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Multiple | 2024-10-25 | Valid |
| N630AP | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-10-25 | Valid |
| N333HT | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-18 | Valid |
| N719MW | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Mel Williams Aviation LLC Fairburn, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-10-05 | Valid |
| N29742 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2024-09-28 | Valid |
| N313MT | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-09-23 | Valid |
| N86607 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Yellow Decathlon LLC Algonquin, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-09-17 | Valid |
| N747GS | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Midwest Thermal Optics LLC Walnut, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-08-30 | Valid |
| N88312 | Bellanca 8GCBC |
Bayou Dusters LLC Moreauville, Louisiana |
Standard | 2024-08-22 | Valid |
| N226BF | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-21 | Valid |
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