Single-engine piston

N88309

1975 Bellanca 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
171-75
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Covington, KY
1975 Bellanca 8KCAB
Representative photo of a Bellanca 8KCAB. Not a photo of N88309.
Registration record

N88309 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca 8KCAB
Serial
171-75
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Covington, KY
Certificate issued
2021-02-05
Airworthiness date
1975-02-14
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC2B74
Mode S (octal)
53025564
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N88309 to the current registrant.
  • 2017-05-21
    N88309 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 15927); cancelled.
  • 1975-02-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1974-11-14
    N88309 previously assigned to a Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC (s/n 764-74); cancelled.
Overview

About N88309

N88309 is a 1975 Bellanca 8KCAB, serial number 171-75. It is registered to an individual in Covington, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2021 and expires on February 29, 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 February 14, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88309.

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 N88309.

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.