Single-engine piston

N72493

1975 Bellanca Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
18775
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Seldovia, AK
Registration record

N72493 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca Scout (FAA: Bellanca 8GCBC)
Serial
18775
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Seldovia, AK
Certificate issued
2003-07-08
Airworthiness date
2002-01-29
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9B617
Mode S (octal)
52333027
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-07-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N72493 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
  • 1950-06-30
    N72493 previously assigned to a Cessna 140 (s/n 9663); cancelled.
Overview

About N72493

N72493 is a 1975 Bellanca Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 18775. It is registered to an individual in Seldovia, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 8, 2003 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 29, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72493. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-01-12 Accident · Phoenix,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0093
Reported aircraft: Bucker Jung Meistr — a different aircraft that carried the N72493 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.