Single-engine piston

N451KW

1978 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
451-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kw Plastics (Partnership)
Based
Troy, AL
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N451KW.
Registration record

N451KW on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
451-78
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Kw Plastics
Troy, AL
Certificate issued
1986-03-06
Airworthiness date
1978-10-26
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A576C9
Mode S (octal)
51273311
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

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1986-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N451KW.
  • 1978-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N451KW

N451KW is a 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 451-78. The FAA register lists Kw Plastics as the registrant in Troy, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 1986 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 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, acrobatic), dated October 26, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N451KW.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N451KW.

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.