Single-engine piston

N5041M

1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
497-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Florence, KY
What's N5041M worth? Track flights
Registration record

N5041M on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
Serial
497-79
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Florence, KY
Certificate issued
2021-06-10
Airworthiness date
1979-03-20
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64B53
Mode S (octal)
51445523
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5041M to the current registrant.
  • 1979-03-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1974-04-23
    N5041M previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC-12D (s/n 10341); cancelled.
Overview

About N5041M

N5041M is a 1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, serial number 497-79. It is registered to co-owners in Florence, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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 March 20, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5041M. 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

1973-11-14 Accident · Fairbury,Nebr, 27 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3712
Reported aircraft: Taylorcraft BC12-D — a different aircraft that carried the N5041M registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LE CABIN INTERIOR LIGHT PWRD BY AUTO BATTERY.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB aircraft

N124MC
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
N12KD
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
N151V
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
N205MA
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
N35RX
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
N444PF
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
N5026N
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
N50271
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
All 371 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Kentucky

N5038T
1972 Piper Cherokee 140
N503BH
2004 Homebuilt Hawk Classic
N503XL
1995 Homebuilt Kitfox XL
N50438
1968 Cessna 150
N5045Z
Piper PA-22-108
N504DC
DJI Agras T50
All 2,981 aircraft registered in Kentucky →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Bellanca

Bellanca models on the register

Own N5041M?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Bellanca aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Kentucky· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.