Single-engine piston

N5046D

1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
512-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Fayetteville, NC
Registration record

N5046D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
Serial
512-79
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fayetteville, NC
Certificate issued
2019-03-09
Airworthiness date
1979-04-30
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64BFA
Mode S (octal)
51445772
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

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5046D to the current registrant.
  • 1979-04-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1964-08-25
    N5046D previously assigned to a Cessna 182 Skylane (s/n 51146); cancelled.
Overview

About N5046D

N5046D is a 1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, serial number 512-79. It is registered to co-owners in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2019 and expires on March 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 April 30, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5046D. 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

1964-07-28 Accident · Vacaville Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2247
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N5046D registration before this airframe.
1964-05-12 Accident · Hayward Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1260
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N5046D 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.