Single-engine piston

N86607

1973 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
138-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Yellow Decathlon LLC (LLC)
Based
Algonquin, IL
1973 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N86607.
Registration record

N86607 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
138-74
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Yellow Decathlon LLC
Algonquin, IL
Certificate issued
2024-09-17
Airworthiness date
1973-12-21
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ABE799
Mode S (octal)
52763631
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

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N86607 to the current registrant.
  • 1976-03-25
    Accident at Goodyear,Az, 03; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1949-04-22
    N86607 previously assigned to a Grumman G44A Super Widgeon / G44 Widgeon (s/n 1433); cancelled.
Overview

About N86607

N86607 is a 1973 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 138-74. The FAA register lists Yellow Decathlon LLC as the registrant in Algonquin, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

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 December 21, 1973.

N86607 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); 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

1976-03-25 Accident · Goodyear,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0902
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8KCAB
Probable cause: F WING RIBS. LATERAL CTL DIFFICULT. LND IN FLD.

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.