Single-engine piston

N5503H

1978 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
413-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cp Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Paula, CA
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N5503H.
Registration record

N5503H on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
413-78
Engines
Lycoming I0360 series
Registered owner
Cp Aviation Inc
Santa Paula, CA
Certificate issued
2024-12-05
Airworthiness date
1978-07-07
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A70234
Mode S (octal)
51601064
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

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N5503H to the current registrant.
  • 1978-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1957-06-25
    N5503H previously assigned to a Piper PA-11 (s/n 11-1004); cancelled.
Overview

About N5503H

N5503H is a 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 413-78. The FAA register lists Cp Aviation Inc as the registrant in Santa Paula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 5, 2024 and expires on December 31, 2031.

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 July 7, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5503H.

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 N5503H.

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.