Single-engine piston

N5026S

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
1326-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Maquoketa, IA
Registration record

N5026S on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1326-79
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Maquoketa, IA
Certificate issued
1998-04-28
Airworthiness date
1979-09-21
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64499
Mode S (octal)
51442231
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N5026S to the current registrant.
  • 1984-01-24
    Accident at Healdsburg, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1971-04-01
    N5026S previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R35742); cancelled.
Overview

About N5026S

N5026S is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1326-79. It is registered to an individual in Maquoketa, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 1998 and expires on March 31, 2027.

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 September 21, 1979.

N5026S 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

1984-01-24 Accident · Healdsburg, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX84LA154
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
1970-10-16 Accident · Sidney,Nebr, 27 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1647
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R — a different aircraft that carried the N5026S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T ARPT.

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.