N5500M
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
N5500M on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2028-02-29Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2001-07-11Certificate of registration issued as N5500M to the current registrant.
- 1978-06-15Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
- 1972-01-26N5500M previously assigned to a Aero Commander 100-180 (s/n 5020); cancelled.
- 1960-01-11N5500M previously assigned to a Goodyear GA-2 (s/n 4019); cancelled.
About N5500M
N5500M is a 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 402-78. The FAA register lists Decathlon Training Inc as the registrant in Saint Louis, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2001 and expires on February 29, 2028.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming I0360 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 June 15, 1978.
No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5500M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Bellanca 8KCAB type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
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.
