N5061K1979 Bellanca 8KCAB
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Fairfax, MN
- Certificate issued
- Dec 16, 2011
- Expires
- Dec 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Acrobatic
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 31, 1979
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
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 560-79
- 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
- A652BF
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Aeio-360 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2011 – nowIndividual ownerFairfax, MN · current
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 (6)
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. |
| 2006-06-16 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, and… | Apr 27, 2006 | Engine (AEIO-360 SER)Only with: Engines manufactured new or rebuilt, overhauled, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
| 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. |
| 2005-19-11 | Lycoming Engines (Formerly Textron Lycoming) AEIO-360, IO-360, O-360, LIO-360, LO-360… | Oct 21, 2005 | Engine (AEIO-360 SER)Only with: Engines rated at 300 HP or lower, manufactured new, rebuilt, or overhauled after March 1, 1999, or that had a crankshaft installed after March 1, 1999. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (3)
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.
- Flight controls · pedal · failedDec 5, 1996
THE OPERATOR REPORTS A THIRD FAILURE OF THE LEFT FORWARD RUDDER PEDAL AT THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER AT 65 HOURS TIMES IN SERVICE. THIS FIRST AND S ECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT 147 AND 86 HOURS RESPECTIVELY. PART TOTAL TIME AVERAGE = 93 HOURS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · pedal · failedApr 1, 1996
INSTALLED THE 4TH RUDDER PEDAL. THIRTY-FIVE HOURS TACH TIME ON THE THIRD RUDDER PEDAL BEFORE FAILURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · rudder pedal · failedMar 29, 1996
SUBMITTER STATES THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF THE NEW STYLE RUDDER PEDALS FROM AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT. IT IS THE THIRD BROKEN RUDDER PEDAL IN 298.0 HRS.
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