Single-engine piston

N50271

1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
572-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sawyer Johnson Inc (Corporation)
Based
Osceola, WI
Registration record

N50271 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
Serial
572-79
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Sawyer Johnson Inc
Osceola, WI
Certificate issued
1992-03-05
Airworthiness date
1979-10-11
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A644C5
Mode S (octal)
51442305
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

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N50271 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1973-05-29
    N50271 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15069184); cancelled.
Overview

About N50271

N50271 is a 1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, serial number 572-79. The FAA register lists Sawyer Johnson Inc as the registrant in Osceola, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 1992 and expires on December 31, 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 11, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50271. 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 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-11-19 Accident · Newfoundland Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1685
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N50271 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FLD.WIND 28K GUSTING.

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.