Single-engine piston

N2563F

1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1966
Serial
137
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Honey Grove, TX
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Registration record

N2563F on the FAA register

Type
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
137
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Honey Grove, TX
Certificate issued
2024-09-07
Airworthiness date
1966-03-01
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A2708F
Mode S (octal)
50470217
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N2563F.
  • 2014-11-14
    Accident at San Diego, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1966-03-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N2563F

N2563F is a 1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 137. It is registered to an individual in Honey Grove, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 7, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility, acrobatic), dated March 1, 1966.

N2563F 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

2014-11-14 Accident · San Diego, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR15CA041
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll.
1983-06-08 Accident · Wentworth, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI83LA245
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N2563F registration before this airframe.

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.