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 · 370 8KCAB (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N214CM | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Kentucky Fly Boys Aviation LLC Vine Grove, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-07-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1126E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Patch Aero LLC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2023-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5505M | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-06-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5064U | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5054K | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Obe Aviation LLC Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86954 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Breaking Wind LLC Alabaster, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-06-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5054V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
5054V LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57673 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2512Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Plane Old Fun LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2549Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Bronson Aviation Industries LLC Sharpsburg, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57454 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Ck Leasing Services LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5057L | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N180SD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N90975 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321RJ | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36628 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N55067 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2586Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-02-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5030P | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Egmond Aircraft LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50350 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5025E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N870WT | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5038E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100DP | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57635 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2542Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2022-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N31273 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2022-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7671S | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Klos Aero LLC Plevna, Montana |
Standard | 2022-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5056G | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N401AD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5027F | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-10-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88149 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7868S | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50450 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50395 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Standard | 2022-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N55065 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2022-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5048G | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Chappell Flying Service LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86682 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2022-05-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8663 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86974 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2022-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50636 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Placer Aviation LLC Loomis, California |
Standard | 2022-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87038 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Standard | 2022-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N822MW | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2022-03-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5026B | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8753V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Scott Gorski Aviation Aerobatics Bothell, Washington |
Standard | 2022-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5039G | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Phronesis LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2022-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2523Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Bchr Aviation LLC Boerne, Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4142Y | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Standard | 2022-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N2907Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-12-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4161Y | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Wings Enterprizes LTD CO Yukon, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2021-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86595 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2944Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7906S | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2021-09-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N80BD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Jtr Aviation LLC Canton, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50451 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Bottomland Enterprises LLC Fabens, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999SP | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8698V | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Nine 8 Victor Tailshare LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2021-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2687Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11BW | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Quonset Aviation LLC North Kingstown, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2021-07-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5504Y | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Tarkington John W Almyra, Arkansas |
Standard | 2021-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2524Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2021-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5041M | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-06-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5029K | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Ferrin Aviation LLC Rome, Georgia |
Standard | 2021-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1046E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Risk Indemnification Professionals LLC Boston, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5053E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N580J | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2021-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2JG | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Wetsu Enterprises INC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53975 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2021-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88309 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2021-02-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8SF | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11MF | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Croom Aviation LLC Port Saint Joe, Florida |
Standard | 2020-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50247 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N205MA | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Warbird Adventures INC Ocoee, Florida |
Standard | 2020-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1106E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2020-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5503J | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50436 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2020-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5048T | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2020-05-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5060J | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86630 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Pressley Aviation LLC New London, North Carolina |
Standard | 2020-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5043Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Hsrdla LLC Kenosha, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2020-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5036G | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Florida |
Multiple | 2020-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N71SD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Ralph B Beatty LLC Murrysville, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-01-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50240 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2019-12-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N76YD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2019-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2654Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Albij3 LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2019-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4187Y | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2019-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5057C | Bellanca 8KCAB |
G & M Aviation LLC Kokomo, Indiana |
Standard | 2019-10-08 | Reports overdueFAA registration status code N: Non-citizen corporation that has not returned its flight-hour reports. All codes |
| N345AS | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2019-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5500W | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Kansas State University Salina, Kansas |
Standard | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1155E | Bellanca 8KCAB |
N1155E LLC Houma, Louisiana |
Standard | 2019-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5051W | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Fox Two LLC Camino, California |
Standard | 2019-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51CB | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2019-05-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41696 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Aaa Aviation LLC Donalsonville, Georgia |
Standard | 2019-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7658S | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Flytwincos LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2019-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N731JD | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5503C | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2019-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5046D | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2019-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3770 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Joebravo Aviation LLC Derby, Kansas |
None on file | 2019-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2574Z | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Keegan Ace LLC Tampa, Florida |
Standard | 2018-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8ET | Bellanca 8KCAB |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2018-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |