Single-engine piston

N5053L

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
1147-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shepherdsville, KY
Registration record

N5053L on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
1147-79
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shepherdsville, KY
Certificate issued
2018-07-30
Airworthiness date
1979-06-21
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64F4F
Mode S (octal)
51447517
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N5053L to the current registrant.
  • 1979-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1972-06-20
    N5053L previously assigned to a Aerofab Lake LA-4-200 (s/n 509); cancelled.
Overview

About N5053L

N5053L is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 1147-79. It is registered to an individual in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 June 21, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5053L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5053L.

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.