Single-engine piston

N2896Z

1978 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
376-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Port Angeles, WA
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N2896Z.
Registration record

N2896Z on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
376-78
Engines
Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Port Angeles, WA
Certificate issued
2025-04-18
Airworthiness date
1978-04-03
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A2F2AC
Mode S (octal)
50571254
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
490 nm
Cruise (type)
115 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N2896Z to the current registrant.
  • 1978-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1972-02-25
    N2896Z previously assigned to a Piper Super Cub PA-18-150 / PA-18 Super Cub (s/n 18-7081); cancelled.
Overview

About N2896Z

N2896Z is a 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 376-78. It is registered to an individual in Port Angeles, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming GSO-435 SERIE engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 115 knots and a range of about 490 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated April 3, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2896Z. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
115 kt
Range
490 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca 8KCAB type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-07-22 Accident · Belleville,Kans, 16 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2353
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18A — a different aircraft that carried the N2896Z registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.