N1126EBellanca 8KCAB
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Patch Aero LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Boca Raton, FL
- Certificate issued
- Jul 17, 2023
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 10, 1977
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Bellanca
- Model
- 8KCAB
- Serial number
- 306-77
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A036D0
Engine
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowPatch Aero LLCBoca Raton, FL · current
- 1951 – 1955Individual ownerDowagiac, MI · different airframe: Aeronca 7ac S/N 7ac-4681
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-14-06 | Wings | Aug 17, 2018 | Airframe (8KCAB)Certain serial numbers: 8KCAB 1116-2012–1120-2012; 8KCAB 1122-2012–1170-2017. Only with: Applies to airplanes in the listed serial ranges, or any airplane equipped with P/N 4-2142 exposed balance ailerons. |
| 2009-22-02 | American Champion Aircraft Corp. Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 7KCAB, 8KCAB, and 8GCBC… | Dec 3, 2009 | Airframe (8KCAB)Only with: Manufactured prior to 1989 and equipped with folding rear seat backs. |
| 2005-24-10 | American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 7AC, 7ACA, S7AC, 7BCM, 7CCM, S7CCM, 7DC… | Jan 17, 2006 | Airframe (8KCAB)Only with: Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 8KCAB, 8GCBC manufactured before August 12, 2005 with less than 250 hours TIS; or any listed model with a flight control cable (or wing retrofit kit cable) purchased from ACAC before August 12, 2005 installed and less than 250 hours TIS since installation. |
| 2000-25-02 R1 | American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes | Jul 13, 2001 | Airframe (8KCAB)Only with: Airplanes equipped with wood wing spars; Group 1 vs Group 2 depends on whether the engine has been modified to greater than 90 horsepower. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Wings · bracket · crackedApr 14, 1997
UPON INSPECTION FOR RECOVER PROCESS, FOUND BRACKET P/N 2-1992 AND RIB P/N 3-446 WERE CRACKED AT SPAR ATTACH. SL 404 COVERS THIS SUBJECT FOR '7' SERIES AIRCRAFT WITH 1,000 'PLUS' HOURS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE '8' SERIES AIRPLANES. THIS CONDITION FOUND ON BOTH AILERONS. AIRCRAFT HAS AILERON SPADES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · rib · crackedApr 14, 1997
UPON INSPECTION FOR RECOVER PROCESS, FOUND BRACKET P/N 2-1992 AND RIB P/N 3-446 CRACKED AT SPAR ATTACH. SL 404 COVERS THIS SUBJECT FOR '7' SERIES AIRCRAFT WITH 1,000 'PLUS' HOURS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE '8' SERIES AIRCRAFT, THIS CONDITION FOUND ON BOTH AILERONS. AIRCRAFT HAS AILERON SPADES INSTALLED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026