Single-engine piston

N10989

1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
334-72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lehighton, PA
Registration record

N10989 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
334-72
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lehighton, PA
Certificate issued
2024-02-27
Airworthiness date
1972-02-02
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A029B5
Mode S (octal)
50024665
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N10989.
  • 2000-07-06
    Accident at Wildwood, NJ; damage: substantial.
  • 1972-02-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
Overview

About N10989

N10989 is a 1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 334-72. It is registered to co-owners in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated February 2, 1972.

N10989 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-07-06 Accident · Wildwood, NJ Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC00LA187
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: an improper flare by the pilot which induced an overload failure on the left side landing gear bolts. Factors were the corrosion on the bolts, and the failure of the operator to change the u-bolt in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations.
1973-05-19 Accident · Spring Hill,W Va, 48 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1330
Reported aircraft: Champion 7GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N10989 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AKE,MODEL.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.