Single-engine piston

N5038A

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
376-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wild River Flying Club (Corporation)
Based
Saint Croix Falls, WI
Registration record

N5038A on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA
Serial
376-79
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Wild River Flying Club
Saint Croix Falls, WI
Certificate issued
2016-12-01
Airworthiness date
1979-01-22
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64886
Mode S (octal)
51444206
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
434 nm
Cruise (type)
109 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N5038A to the current registrant.
  • 1979-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1969-06-02
    N5038A previously assigned to a Cessna 172 (s/n 28038); cancelled.
Overview

About N5038A

N5038A is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA, serial number 376-79. The FAA register lists Wild River Flying Club as the registrant in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2016 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 109 knots and a range of about 434 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated January 22, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5038A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
109 kt
Range
434 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
375 ft
Landing over 50 ft
400 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-12-19 Accident · Albuquerque N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4007
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N5038A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ONG AND 3/8 IN.DEEP AT POINT OF FAILURE.

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.