Single-engine piston

N50395

1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
493-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Corporation
Based
—
Registration record

N50395 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
Serial
493-79
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
—
Certificate issued
2022-08-01
Airworthiness date
1979-02-28
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A648C6
Mode S (octal)
51444306
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N50395.
  • 1979-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N50395

N50395 is a 1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, serial number 493-79. It is registered to a corporation. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2022 and expires on August 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 February 28, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N50395. 2 earlier records involve 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

1972-07-19 Accident · Wentzville,Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2597
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N50395 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WATER INGESTION.HIT BAILED HAY.
1970-07-04 Accident · Siluria,Ala, 01 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2905
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50395 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NG.

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.