Models · Bellanca · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

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

Version	Registered	Built	Share
8KCAB	370	1972 to 1980	66.9%
8GCBC	182	1974 to 1980	32.9%
8KCAB-180	1	1980	0.2%

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
N2574Z	Bellanca 8KCAB	Keegan Ace LLC Tampa, Florida	Standard	2018-12-04	Valid
N88329	Bellanca 8GCBC	Collins Aviation LLC Tillar, Arkansas	Standard	2018-11-03	Valid
N2667Z	Bellanca 8GCBC	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2018-11-02	Valid
N8ET	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-10-31	Valid
N2599Z	Bellanca 8KCAB	Airborne Images INC Encino, California	Standard	2018-10-02	Valid
N5042N	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2018-09-15	Valid
N5032F	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2018-09-12	Valid
N923SQ	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-09-11	Valid
N240SS	Bellanca 8GCBC	Stroup Robert L New River, Arizona	Standard	2018-08-30	Valid
N580	Bellanca 8KCAB	Aeroblayze Aviation LLC Norman, Oklahoma	Standard	2018-08-23	Valid
N495JC	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-08-06	Valid
N72DL	Bellanca 8KCAB	D Air LLC The Colony, Texas	Standard	2018-08-02	Valid
N62979	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2018-07-25	Valid
N5057K	Bellanca 8GCBC	Canyon West LLC Amarillo, Texas	Multiple	2018-07-24	Valid
N53737	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-06-20	Valid
N299LC	Bellanca 8KCAB	Flight Contract Services INC Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	2018-06-19	Valid
N11680	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2018-06-12	Valid
N5056K	Bellanca 8KCAB	West Coast Aerosport INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2018-05-03	Valid
N50594	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-05-01	Valid
N8597V	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner New Mexico	Restricted	2018-05-01	Valid
N55034	Bellanca 8KCAB	Osceola Aerosport LLC Osceola, Wisconsin	Standard	2018-03-29	Valid
N7047C	Bellanca 8KCAB	Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2018-02-20	Valid
N88443	Bellanca 8GCBC	Jkt LLC Douglas, Wyoming	Standard	2018-02-15	Valid
N1166E	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2018-01-11	Valid
N5045E	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-01-11	Valid
N5069T	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2017-12-12	Valid
N7816S	Bellanca 8KCAB	J Gutwein Aviation LLC Francesville, Indiana	Standard	2017-12-01	Valid
N5030C	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-11-28	Valid
N1117E	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2017-09-21	Valid
N238DM	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2017-08-31	Valid
N86585	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2017-08-21	Valid
N87050	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-07-13	Valid
N50CL	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2017-06-29	Valid
N5034V	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2017-06-23	Valid
N57399	Bellanca 8KCAB	Aerobatic 8Kcab Holdings LLC Murchison, Texas	Standard	2017-06-21	Valid
N7694S	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-06-07	Valid
N2804Z	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-05-15	Valid
N87044	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-05-15	Valid
N98A	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2017-05-01	Valid
N222CA	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-04-21	Valid
N4143Y	Bellanca 8GCBC	Co-owned owner Florida	Restricted	2017-03-23	Valid
N5503Y	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2017-03-23	Valid
N107AW	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2017-01-04	Valid
N86928	Bellanca 8GCBC	Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida	Multiple	2016-11-15	Valid
N101TH	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-11-07	Valid
N227AC	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-11-01	Valid
N8672V	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2016-10-31	Valid
N41797	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-09-27	Valid
N745MS	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2016-09-13	Valid
N4159Y	Bellanca 8GCBC	Bauer Aviation LLC Reese, Michigan	Standard	2016-03-02	Valid
N53982	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2015-12-18	Valid
N5502M	Bellanca 8GCBC	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2015-12-05	Valid
N5049C	Bellanca 8KCAB	Innovative Design And Manufacturing LLC Johnson City, Tennessee	Standard	2015-11-09	Valid
N2561Z	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2015-07-09	Valid
N1218E	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2015-06-15	Valid
N2663Z	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2015-06-05	Valid
N72D	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2015-05-28	Valid
N2980D	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2015-03-25	Valid
N86573	Bellanca 8KCAB	Phoenix Aviation Services INC Miami, Florida	Standard	2015-03-25	Valid
N5503A	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Alabama	Standard	2015-03-20	Valid
N26PF	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	2015-03-02	Valid
N805ST	Bellanca 8KCAB	Dga Avition LLC Sacramento, California	Standard	2015-02-17	Valid
N53954	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2014-11-05	Valid
N7670S	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Arizona	Multiple	2014-11-05	Valid
N53834	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2014-10-24	Valid
N86578	Bellanca 8KCAB	Halpin Aviation Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Standard	2014-09-22	Valid
N68517	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2014-08-26	Valid
N2682Z	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Ohio	Multiple	2014-08-08	Valid
N52245	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-08-06	Valid
N7680S	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-06-25	Valid
N5047L	Bellanca 8KCAB	Camarillo Aircraft Service Camarillo, California	Standard	2014-06-17	Valid
N90965	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2014-06-16	Valid
N31293	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2014-05-15	Valid
N5052R	Bellanca 8GCBC	Aerial Services INC Wetumka, Oklahoma	Standard	2014-05-12	Valid
N7690S	Bellanca 8GCBC	Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida	Multiple	2014-05-01	Valid
N8548	Bellanca 8KCAB	Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida	Standard	2014-04-21	Valid
N124MC	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2014-04-08	Valid
N7621S	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2014-02-12	Valid
N8687V	Bellanca 8KCAB	Collum Aviation LLC Milton, Florida	Standard	2014-02-12	Valid
N904JB	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-01-21	Valid
N2975Q	Bellanca 8GCBC	Co-owned owner Alaska	Restricted	2014-01-10	Valid
N5042J	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2013-10-21	Valid
N594AM	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-10-17	Valid
N2590Z	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-09-24	Valid
N5061N	Bellanca 8KCAB	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2013-07-22	Valid
N5054U	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2013-07-16	Valid
N5044L	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2013-06-13	Valid
N2509Z	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-05-22	Valid
N36337	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2013-04-19	Valid
N57433	Bellanca 8KCAB	Propwash LLC Princeville, Illinois	Standard	2013-03-08	Valid
N975BS	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2013-03-07	Valid
N8575V	Bellanca 8GCBC	Co-owned owner Alaska	Restricted	2013-02-20	Valid
N4170Y	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-01-22	Valid
N2962Z	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner New York	Standard	2013-01-16	Valid
N5528K	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-12-19	Valid
N36413	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N5039N	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-10-25	Valid
N5038K	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-10-23	Valid
N88288	Bellanca 8KCAB	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-10-10	Valid
N86992	Bellanca 8GCBC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-08-23	Valid