Single-engine piston

N5502M

1978 Bellanca Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
275-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N5502M on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca Scout (FAA: Bellanca 8GCBC)
Serial
275-78
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2015-12-05
Airworthiness date
1978-06-28
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A70215
Mode S (octal)
51601025
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5502M to the current registrant.
  • 1978-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-09-01
    N5502M previously assigned to a Meyers 200D (s/n 373); cancelled.
  • 1951-06-18
    N5502M previously assigned to a Goodyear GA-2 (s/n 4021); cancelled.
Overview

About N5502M

N5502M is a 1978 Bellanca Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 275-78. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 28, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5502M. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-06-06 Accident · Livingston,Tenn, 42 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0239
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 200 — a different aircraft that carried the N5502M 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.