Single-engine piston

N5048G

1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
517-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chappell Flying Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Oshkosh, WI
Registration record

N5048G on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
Serial
517-79
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-320 series
Registered owner
Chappell Flying Service LLC
Oshkosh, WI
Certificate issued
2022-06-10
Airworthiness date
1979-05-21
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64C43
Mode S (octal)
51446103
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

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5048G.
  • 1979-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5048G

N5048G is a 1979 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, serial number 517-79. The FAA register lists Chappell Flying Service LLC as the registrant in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2022 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-320 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 May 21, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5048G.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5048G.

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.