Single-engine piston

N50476

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1979
Serial
1137-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sleeping Giant Flying Club (Corporation)
Based
Helena, MT
Registration record

N50476 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
1137-79
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Sleeping Giant Flying Club
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2003-03-11
Airworthiness date
1979-05-17
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64C38
Mode S (octal)
51446070
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-30
    Accident at Helena, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-07-27
    Accident at Helena, MT; damage: substantial.
  • 2003-03-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N50476 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1974-04-26
    N50476 previously assigned to a Cessna 150J (s/n 15069332); cancelled.
  • 1955-10-11
    N50476 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T42-1776); cancelled.
Overview

About N50476

N50476 is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 1137-79. The FAA register lists Sleeping Giant Flying Club as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 11, 2003 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated May 17, 1979.

N50476 has 2 accident/incident records 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

2025-06-30 Accident · Helena, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR25LA194
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
NTSB report ↗
2008-07-27 Accident · Helena, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA08CA169
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot receiving instruction to adequately compensate for the crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control. Also causal was the flight instructor's delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision of the flight.
1973-07-25 Accident · Honesdale,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1642
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150J — a different aircraft that carried the N50476 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NOSE HI ATTITUDE,STALLED.

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.