Single-engine piston

N86954

1974 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
148-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Breaking Wind LLC (LLC)
Based
Alabaster, AL
1974 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N86954.
Registration record

N86954 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
148-74
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Breaking Wind LLC
Alabaster, AL
Certificate issued
2023-06-12
Airworthiness date
1974-05-23
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ABF36A
Mode S (octal)
52771552
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

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N86954.
  • 1974-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N86954

N86954 is a 1974 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 148-74. The FAA register lists Breaking Wind LLC as the registrant in Alabaster, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 May 23, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N86954.

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 N86954.

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.