Single-engine piston

N86974

1974 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
145-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
1974 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N86974.
Registration record

N86974 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
145-74
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2022-05-03
Airworthiness date
1974-03-31
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ABF3B0
Mode S (octal)
52771660
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

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N86974.
  • 1974-03-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N86974

N86974 is a 1974 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 145-74. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2022 and expires on May 31, 2029.

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 March 31, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N86974.

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 N86974.

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.