Single-engine piston

N5056V

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
1156-79
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spitfire Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N5056V on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
1156-79
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Spitfire Aviation Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-11-23
Airworthiness date
1979-07-19
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A64FC1
Mode S (octal)
51447701
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N5056V.
  • 1994-09-09
    Accident at Englewood, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5056V

N5056V is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 1156-79. The FAA register lists Spitfire Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 23, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

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 July 19, 1979.

N5056V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-09-09 Accident · Englewood, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW94LA294
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT GROUNDLOOP OF THE AIRPLANE.

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.