Single-engine piston

N401AD

Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
154-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Melissa, TX
Registration record

N401AD on the FAA register

Type
Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon
Serial
154-74
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Melissa, TX
Certificate issued
2022-10-18
Airworthiness date
1974-07-01
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4B05C
Mode S (octal)
51130134
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N401AD.
  • 1974-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N401AD

N401AD is a Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon, serial number 154-74. It is registered to an individual in Melissa, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 18, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series 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), dated July 1, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N401AD. 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 Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-06-15 Incident · Honolulu,Hi, 11 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0013
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N401AD 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.