Single-engine piston

N2956Z

1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
1245-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Am Flite Inc (Corporation)
Based
Valley, NE
Registration record

N2956Z on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1245-78
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Am Flite Inc
Valley, NE
Certificate issued
2021-08-06
Airworthiness date
1978-04-05
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A30B4F
Mode S (octal)
50605517
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N2956Z to the current registrant.
  • 1988-08-03
    Accident at Flushing, MI; damage: destroyed.
  • 1978-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1959-09-29
    N2956Z previously assigned to a Piper Tri-Pacer (s/n 22-6929); cancelled.
Overview

About N2956Z

N2956Z is a 1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1245-78. The FAA register lists Am Flite Inc as the registrant in Valley, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 April 5, 1978.

N2956Z has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-08-03 Accident · Flushing, MI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI88FA188
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: PILOT'S PHYSICAL INCAPACITATION DUE TO A CORONARY SEIZURE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND A STALL/SPIN INTO THE GROUND.

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.