Single-engine piston

N53876

1975 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
226-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
West Branch, IA
1975 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N53876.
Registration record

N53876 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
226-76
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
West Branch, IA
Certificate issued
2012-01-27
Airworthiness date
1975-11-06
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D191
Mode S (octal)
51550621
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N53876 to the current registrant.
  • 1975-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1946-07-26
    N53876 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T42-1428); cancelled.
Overview

About N53876

N53876 is a 1975 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 226-76. It is registered to an individual in West Branch, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 27, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-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 November 6, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53876.

Cruise
115 kt
Range
490 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca 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 N53876.

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.