Single-engine piston

N5KD

1974 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
155-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Tailspin LLC (LLC)
Based
Amarillo, TX
1974 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N5KD.
Registration record

N5KD on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
155-74
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Texas Tailspin LLC
Amarillo, TX
Certificate issued
2025-09-20
Airworthiness date
1974-07-03
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A63623
Mode S (octal)
51433043
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N5KD.
  • 1974-07-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5KD

N5KD is a 1974 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 155-74. The FAA register lists Texas Tailspin LLC as the registrant in Amarillo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 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 (acrobatic), dated July 3, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5KD.

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 N5KD.

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.