Single-engine piston

N5537K

1978 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
392-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sales First LLC (LLC)
Based
Jasper, GA
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N5537K.
Registration record

N5537K on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
392-78
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Sales First LLC
Jasper, GA
Certificate issued
2024-04-10
Airworthiness date
1978-05-23
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A70DE7
Mode S (octal)
51606747
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

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5537K.
  • 1978-08-06
    Accident at Norfolk,Va, 46; damage: destroyed.
  • 1978-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5537K

N5537K is a 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 392-78. The FAA register lists Sales First LLC as the registrant in Jasper, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 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 May 23, 1978.

N5537K has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

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

1978-08-06 Accident · Norfolk,Va, 46 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2615
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8KCAB

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.