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 records · 251 cases since 1982, 62 fatal
2026-07-14WPR26LA260 · 8KCAB N5051W · accident near Auburn, CA · minor injuries
2026-06-02ANC26LA047 · 8GCBC N4162Y · accident near Salcha, AK · no injuries
2026-03-08CEN26LA135 · 8KCAB N2663Z · accident near Trinidad, CO · no injuries
2026-02-13CEN26LA117 · 8GCBC N5071K · accident near De Smet, SD · no injuries
2024-08-31ANC24LA087 · 8GCBC N1217E · accident near Lime Village, AK · no injuries
2024-07-31CEN24LA306 · 8GCBC N188RS · accident near Cleveland, MS · no injuries
2024-07-04ERA24LA299 · 8GCBC N749SK · accident near Frankford, DE · minor injuries
2024-03-13CEN24LA136 · 8GCBC N4159Y · accident near Grind Stone City, MI · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 251 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
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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