1978 American Champion Decathlon 8KCABSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Hoover, AL, USA
This 1978 Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB, registration N5503A, is an active, hangared aircraft based at KEKY in Hoover, Alabama, with a total time of 2474 hours. The engine, a 150HP AE IO320-E2B, has 958 hours since major overhaul, and the aircraft is equipped with a Sensenich fixed-pitch propeller and an Aperio Stratus ESGi ADS-B system, with the ADS-B 24-month recertification current through March 2026. The aircraft is maintained to a March 2026 annual inspection and has been under the same owner for 12 years, with maintenance performed by an A&P/IA who is also a Delta pilot.
The Decathlon features a Hooker 5-point harness, a premium cabin...
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Aerobatic, Recreational
- Flight Rules
- VFR
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 2,474 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 958 hrs (SMOH)
- Inspection Status
- March 2026 Annual; ADSB 24mo Recert March 2026
Avionics
ADSB
Stratus ESGi - ADSB
PFD
Apereo
mfdd
Apereo
Additional Equipment
Harness
Hooker 5 Point Harness
Cabin Cover
Premium Cabin Cover
Tow Bar
Hand Tow Bar
Seatpak
Softie Seatpak - Emergency Chutes, 2 each
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Engine Make
- AE
- Engine Model
- IO320 - E2B
- Engine Power
- 150 HP
- Propeller Model
- Sensenich Fixed
Asking Price
$98,500
Aircraft Location
Hoover, AL, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
May 28, 2026: $98,500 - trade-a-plane
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Asking Price
$98,500
Aircraft Location
Hoover, AL, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
May 28, 2026: $98,500 - trade-a-plane
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1979 American Champion Decathlon 8KCAB
- Total Time
- 2,750 hrs
- Engine Time
- 1,068 hrs
- Prop Time
- 1,068 hrs
- Tail #
- N5039G
- Flight Rules
- VFR
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1973 American Champion Decathlon 8KCAB
- Total Time
- 1,627 hrs
- Engine Time
- 661 hrs
- Prop Time
- 432 hrs
- Tail #
- N36352
- Flight Rules
- N/a
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1978 American Champion Decathlon 8KCAB
- Total Time
- 2,474 hrs
- Engine Time
- 958 hrs
- Prop Time
- Unspecified
- Tail #
- Unspecified
- Flight Rules
- Unspecified
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1978 American Champion Decathlon 8KCAB
- Total Time
- 650 hrs
- Engine Time
- Unspecified
- Prop Time
- Unspecified
- Tail #
- Unspecified
- Flight Rules
- Unspecified
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1975 American Champion Decathlon CS 8KCAB
- Total Time
- 2,445 hrs
- Engine Time
- 140 hrs
- Prop Time
- 140 hrs
- Tail #
- N8622V
- Flight Rules
- VFR
- Useful Load
- Unspecified
1973 American Champion 8-Kcab Decathlon
- Total Time
- 1,845 hrs
- Engine Time
- 1,845 hrs
- Prop Time
- 2,026 hrs
- Tail #
- N8505
- Flight Rules
- VFR
- Useful Load
- 500 lbs
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Asking Price
$98,500