Single-engine piston

N5038M

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
1290-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Miller Aviation Group LLC (LLC)
Based
Coon Rapids, MN
Registration record

N5038M on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1290-79
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Miller Aviation Group LLC
Coon Rapids, MN
Certificate issued
2026-06-24
Airworthiness date
1979-01-29
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64891
Mode S (octal)
51444221
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N5038M to the current registrant.
  • 1994-03-04
    Accident at Concord, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1974-12-24
    N5038M previously assigned to a Taylorcraft BC12D-85 (s/n 10338); cancelled.
Overview

About N5038M

N5038M is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1290-79. The FAA register lists Miller Aviation Group LLC as the registrant in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

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 January 29, 1979.

N5038M has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-03-04 Accident · Concord, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX94LA151
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LIMITED EXPEREINCE IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.

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.