Single-engine piston

N1138E

1977 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
985-77
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gemfire Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Saint Petersburg, FL
Registration record

N1138E on the FAA register

Type
1977 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
985-77
Engines
Lycoming O-320-A2D
Registered owner
Gemfire Ventures LLC
Saint Petersburg, FL
Certificate issued
2026-06-21
Airworthiness date
2014-05-08
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A03ACD
Mode S (octal)
50035315
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1138E to the current registrant.
  • 2014-05-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1955-10-05
    N1138E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-4694); cancelled.
Overview

About N1138E

N1138E is a 1977 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 985-77. The FAA register lists Gemfire Ventures LLC as the registrant in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 21, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-A2D engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 8, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1138E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1138E.

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.