Single-engine piston

N31281

1972 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
888-72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Citabria 1972 LLC (LLC)
Based
Soldotna, AK
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Registration record

N31281 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
888-72
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Citabria 1972 LLC
Soldotna, AK
Certificate issued
2025-06-13
Airworthiness date
1972-11-15
Registration expires
2032-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A351C9
Mode S (octal)
50650711
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N31281.
  • 2012-11-04
    Accident at Kenai, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1972-11-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N31281

N31281 is a 1972 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 888-72. The FAA register lists Citabria 1972 LLC as the registrant in Soldotna, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2025 and expires on June 30, 2032.

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 November 15, 1972.

N31281 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-11-04 Accident · Kenai, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC13LA008
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat when he reduced engine power.

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.