ICAO BL8
Small
Bellanca 8 Scout
Single Piston· 180 globally registered
The BELLANCA Bellanca 8 Scout (BL8) is a BELLANCA 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 56 knots; operating envelope 975 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 1,940 flights operated by this type across 393 airframes and 365 carriers. The largest observed operator is GULF COAST HELICOPTERS INC (N19).
✈
ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
393
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
365
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
1,940
tracked
⏱
AVG DURATION
34m
per flight
⚠
INCIDENT RATE
37.5%
727 flagged
Performance
Speed envelope & approach
Vref
56 kt
Vref range
—
Vmo
—
Mmo
—
Approach category
A
Dimensions
Airframe geometry
Wingspan
36 ft
Length
23 ft
Tail height
9 ft
Wheelbase
16 ft
Gear width
7 ft
Wake category
Light
Weight & identification
Operating limits
MTOW
2,150 lb
MALW
—
Manufacturer model
Bellanca 8 Scout
FAA designator
BL8
Registered
180
Top operators
By fleet size · last 90 days
N19
N85
N87
N14
WMU
PKA
N97
N18
N49
FKQ
CUM
N76
N74
N47
N22
N31
N39
N26
N58
N19
N40
N25
N80
N80
N53
N25
N55
N56
N19
N37
GULF COAST HELICOPTERS INC
1 aircraft
44 flights
OBX AIRPLANES LLC
1 aircraft
41 flights
SCOTT GORSKI AVIATION AEROBATICS
1 aircraft
30 flights
ADRION ADVISORS INC
1 aircraft
29 flights
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
1 aircraft
27 flights
STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
7 aircraft
26 flights
NORTHWEST BACK COUNTRY AIRCRAFT LLC
3 aircraft
25 flights
N189PC LLC
1 aircraft
24 flights
CAMPILLO JORGE A
1 aircraft
23 flights
UPRT PTY LTD
1 aircraft
23 flights
OXFORD AVIATION ACADEMY (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
2 aircraft
21 flights
YACKLEY RANCHES
1 aircraft
21 flights
GREEN HORNET AVIATION LLC
1 aircraft
20 flights
VOLER DANS LA GLOIRE LLC
2 aircraft
18 flights
CHASE JACK L
1 aircraft
18 flights
UND AEROSPACE FOUNDATION
2 aircraft
18 flights
AVION ACROBATICO LLC
1 aircraft
18 flights
SNOHOACRO LLC
1 aircraft
17 flights
PIERSON TED
2 aircraft
16 flights
FLATTUM STEVEN
1 aircraft
16 flights
SKYKING AVIATION SERVICES LLC
1 aircraft
16 flights
GREENWAY JONATHAN J
1 aircraft
15 flights
TIM TWISSELMAN ENTERPRISES INC
1 aircraft
15 flights
SOUTHERN SKY LLC
1 aircraft
14 flights
PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE AVIATION LLC
1 aircraft
13 flights
TWIST AIR INC
4 aircraft
13 flights
XD AVIATION LLC
1 aircraft
13 flights
ECHO BARAVO LLC
1 aircraft
13 flights
HUBBARD JORDAN
1 aircraft
12 flights
FILLIPS KARL, FILLIPS ROBERT V
1 aircraft
12 flights
Safety profile
Flagged flights · last 90 days
Family
Related variants
No related variants.
Recent incidents
Flagged flights of BL8
Recent flights
Real flights of BL8 · airborne ≥ 20 min
© SkyMeter ·
All flight data subject to ODbL attribution
·
Tracking window: 90 days