Single-engine piston

N5504S

1978 Bellanca Scout

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1978
Serial
277-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Boomer Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fort Walton Beach, FL
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Registration record

N5504S on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca Scout (FAA: Bellanca 8GCBC)
Serial
277-78
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Boomer Aviation Inc
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2005-07-12
Airworthiness date
1978-08-14
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A70260
Mode S (octal)
51601140
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-07-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N5504S to the current registrant.
  • 1988-10-23
    Accident at Phoenix, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1988-04-17
    Accident at Florence, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-07-01
    N5504S previously assigned to a Cessna A188 (s/n 188-0004); cancelled.
Overview

About N5504S

N5504S is a 1978 Bellanca Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 277-78. The FAA register lists Boomer Aviation Inc as the registrant in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 12, 2005 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 August 14, 1978.

N5504S has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-10-23 Accident · Phoenix, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX89LA024
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8GCBC
1988-04-17 Accident · Florence, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX88LA164
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8GCBC
1966-09-23 Accident · New Platz Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2640
Reported aircraft: Cessna A188 — a different aircraft that carried the N5504S 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.