Single-engine piston

N2696Z

1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
1230-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adriatic Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Cheyenne, WY
Registration record

N2696Z on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1230-78
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Adriatic Holdings LLC
Cheyenne, WY
Certificate issued
2026-05-23
Airworthiness date
1978-02-08
Registration expires
2033-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A2A3AE
Mode S (octal)
50521656
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N2696Z to the current registrant.
  • 1981-10-11
    Accident at Wapato,Wa, 47; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1964-03-10
    N2696Z previously assigned to a Cessna 185C (s/n 185-0696); cancelled.
Overview

About N2696Z

N2696Z is a 1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1230-78. The FAA register lists Adriatic Holdings LLC as the registrant in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 2026 and expires on May 31, 2033.

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, acrobatic), dated February 8, 1978.

N2696Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-10-11 Accident · Wapato,Wa, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2956
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA

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.