Single-engine piston

N2868Z

1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
1237-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wanda Collins Professional Pilot Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Madisonville, TX
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Registration record

N2868Z on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1237-78
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Wanda Collins Professional Pilot Services LLC
Madisonville, TX
Certificate issued
2024-12-04
Airworthiness date
1978-03-06
Registration expires
2031-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A2E7CD
Mode S (octal)
50563715
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-12-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N2868Z to the current registrant.
  • 2000-04-15
    Accident at Arlington, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1960-09-01
    N2868Z previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-6858); cancelled.
Overview

About N2868Z

N2868Z is a 1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1237-78. The FAA register lists Wanda Collins Professional Pilot Services LLC as the registrant in Madisonville, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 4, 2024 and expires on December 31, 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, acrobatic), dated March 6, 1978.

N2868Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2000-04-15 Accident · Arlington, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW00LA125
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the pilot's total lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes.

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.