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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Bellanca
Model
8KCAB
Year
1974
Serial number
147-74
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
ABF34B
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
2023 – nowIndividual ownerHarwinton, CT · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Apr 23, 1983 · Ashley Falls, MA
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM THE AIRPORT WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. HE RESTARTED IT BUT IT QUIT A 2ND TIME AND WOULD NOT RESTART. BY THIS TIME THE ACFT WAS DOWN TO ABOUT 200 FT. A RIGHT TURN WAS MADE TO LAND ON AN ISLAND. THE ACFT LANDED SHORT IN ABOUT 2 FT OF WATER AND NOSED OVER. THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS FOUND NOT SECURED ALLOWING IT TO MOVE TO IDLE CUT OFF.
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.
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.
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.
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 (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.