Single-engine piston

N5068Y

1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
1340-80
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Farnham Aviation Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Ames, IA
Registration record

N5068Y on the FAA register

Type
1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1340-80
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Farnham Aviation Services LLC
Ames, IA
Certificate issued
2022-01-22
Airworthiness date
1979-12-31
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A653C1
Mode S (octal)
51451701
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5068Y to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-31
    Accident at Boone,Ia, 15; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-12-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1962-07-24
    N5068Y previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-2082); cancelled.
Overview

About N5068Y

N5068Y is a 1979 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1340-80. The FAA register lists Farnham Aviation Services LLC as the registrant in Ames, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2022 and expires on January 31, 2029.

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 December 31, 1979.

N5068Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-07-31 Accident · Boone,Ia, 15 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1174
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA

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.