Single-engine piston

N12208

1972 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
300-72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Thornville, OH
Registration record

N12208 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB
Serial
300-72
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Thornville, OH
Certificate issued
1994-01-10
Airworthiness date
1972-02-29
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A05D99
Mode S (octal)
50056631
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
434 nm
Cruise (type)
109 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-01-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N12208 to the current registrant.
  • 1972-02-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1933-02-15
    N12208 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Richart Monoplane (s/n RM-7); cancelled.
Overview

About N12208

N12208 is a 1972 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB, serial number 300-72. It is registered to co-owners in Thornville, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 10, 1994 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 109 knots and a range of about 434 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 29, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12208. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
109 kt
Range
434 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
375 ft
Landing over 50 ft
400 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-03-11 Accident · Steubenville, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL89LA101
Reported aircraft: Champion 7KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N12208 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE FAILED WHICH RENDERED THE CONTROL SURFACE INOPERATIVE. THE LOSS OF RUDDER PRECLUDED THE PILOT FROM MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING.

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.