Aircraft Description
N5053N is a 1979 Bellanca 8KCAB, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Forgotten Heroes Foundation in Chesapeake, VA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 25, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on November 19, 2025. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2032. Powered by a Lycoming AEIO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N5053N is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A64F51 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N5053N was last updated on November 19, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Bell, a Textron company headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is a leading manufacturer of rotorcraft. From the iconic Bell 206 JetRanger to the Bell 505 and 525, Bell helicopters serve civil, military, and commercial helicopter markets worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 2,990 Bellanca aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 8KCAB model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5053N. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC