Single-engine piston

N5053E

Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
531-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
West Decatur, PA
Registration record

N5053E on the FAA register

Type
Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon
Serial
531-79
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
West Decatur, PA
Certificate issued
2021-05-04
Airworthiness date
1979-07-05
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64F49
Mode S (octal)
51447511
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

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N5053E to the current registrant.
  • 1979-07-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5053E

N5053E is a Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon, serial number 531-79. It is registered to an individual in West Decatur, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 4, 2021 and expires on May 31, 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 July 5, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5053E. 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 / Super Decathlon / Champion 8-KCAB Decathlon type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-10-01 Accident · Aira Ethiopia, 77 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 6 0075
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N5053E 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.