Single-engine piston

N5052Y

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
392-80
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carmel Valley, CA
Registration record

N5052Y on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA
Serial
392-80
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carmel Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2025-07-03
Airworthiness date
1979-10-31
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64F38
Mode S (octal)
51447470
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

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N5052Y to the current registrant.
  • 1996-03-09
    Accident at Los Alamitos, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1972-02-01
    N5052Y previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-2061); cancelled.
Overview

About N5052Y

N5052Y is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA, serial number 392-80. It is registered to an individual in Carmel Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 3, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

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 October 31, 1979.

N5052Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1996-03-09 Accident · Los Alamitos, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX96FA130A
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCAA
Probable cause: the failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other. Factors were the pilots' failure to use available radar services.

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.