Single-engine piston

N2561F

1965 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1965
Serial
191
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Conroe, TX
Registration record

N2561F on the FAA register

Type
1965 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
191
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Conroe, TX
Certificate issued
2025-09-17
Airworthiness date
1965-07-22
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A27049
Mode S (octal)
50470111
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N2561F.
  • 1966-10-14
    Accident at San Luis Obis Cal, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-07-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N2561F

N2561F is a 1965 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 191. It is registered to an individual in Conroe, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility, acrobatic), dated July 22, 1965.

N2561F 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

1980-10-23 Accident · Elk Grove,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2782
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N2561F registration before this airframe.
1966-10-14 Accident · San Luis Obis Cal, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3369
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA
Probable cause: GE BUT WAS REFUSED BY UNICOM.

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.