Single-engine piston

N72DL

1976 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
263-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
D Air LLC (LLC)
Based
The Colony, TX
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Registration record

N72DL on the FAA register

Type
1976 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB
Serial
263-76
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
D Air LLC
The Colony, TX
Certificate issued
2018-08-02
Airworthiness date
1976-06-24
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A9A189
Mode S (octal)
52320611
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

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N72DL.
  • 1976-06-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N72DL

N72DL is a 1976 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, serial number 263-76. The FAA register lists D Air LLC as the registrant in The Colony, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2018 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 (normal, acrobatic), dated June 24, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72DL.

Cruise
115 kt
Range
490 nm
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca Decathlon 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 N72DL.

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.