N86431973 Bellanca 7KCAB
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Hamilton, MT
- Certificate issued
- Jul 17, 2014
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial Advertising
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 13, 1978
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
- 7KCAB
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 354-73
- 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
- ABE074
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming Io-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 150 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2014 – nowIndividual ownerHamilton, MT · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-22-02 | American Champion Aircraft Corp. Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 7KCAB, 8KCAB, and 8GCBC… | Dec 3, 2009 | Airframe (7KCAB)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 (7KCAB)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 (7KCAB)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.
- Wings · spar · crackedJun 30, 2001
AIRFRAME TOTAL TIME 3161 DURING THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD INSTRUCTIONS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT WING REAR SPAR HAD AN 8 INCHES LONG LONGITUDINAL CRACK AT THE REAR STRUT ATTACH POINT. ITS SUSPECTED THAT THE AIRFRAME HIGH TIME COULD BE THE CAUSE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · camshaft · damagedJan 24, 1996
ANNUAL INSPECTION - LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL FRAGMENTS IN OIL PRESSURE AND OIL SUCTION SCREENS. CYLINDERS REMOVED, 7 LIFTER BODIES NOT TURNING, ENGINE TEAR-DOWN REVEALED VERY LITTLE TAPER ON CAM LOBE TIPS EXCEPT NR 4 EXHAUST LUBE. IT HAD .001 INCH TAPER AND WAS TURNING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · lifter · damagedJan 24, 1996
ANNUAL INSPECTION - LARGE AMOUNT OF METAL FRAGMENTS IN OIL PRESSURE AND OIL SUCTION SCREENS. CYLINDERS REMOVED, 7 LIFTER BODIES NOT TURNING, ENGINE TEAR-DOWN REVEALED VERY LITTLE TAPER ON CAM LOBE TIPS EXCEPT NR 4 EXHAUST LUBE. IT HAD .001 INCH TAPER AND WAS TURNING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026