Single-engine piston

N50412

1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
598-80
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ride the Kite LLC (LLC)
Based
Le Claire, IA
Registration record

N50412 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
Serial
598-80
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Ride the Kite LLC
Le Claire, IA
Certificate issued
2025-08-04
Airworthiness date
1979-11-30
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64B62
Mode S (octal)
51445542
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N50412 to the current registrant.
  • 1993-11-26
    Accident at Buckeye, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1974-03-25
    N50412 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15069285); cancelled.
Overview

About N50412

N50412 is a 1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, serial number 598-80. The FAA register lists Ride the Kite LLC as the registrant in Le Claire, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 November 30, 1979.

N50412 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 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

1993-11-26 Accident · Buckeye, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX94LA057
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8KCAB
Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT TERRAIN IN THE LANDING AREA.
1969-02-01 Accident · Schenectady,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0219
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N50412 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.