Single-engine piston

N5159T

1967 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1967
Serial
189
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Svggp LLC (LLC)
Based
Carnation, WA
Registration record

N5159T on the FAA register

Type
1967 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
189
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Svggp LLC
Carnation, WA
Certificate issued
2021-03-04
Airworthiness date
1967-01-31
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A677A7
Mode S (octal)
51473647
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N5159T.
  • 1975-06-25
    Accident at Susanville,Ca, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1968-10-20
    Accident at Columbia,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1967-01-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5159T

N5159T is a 1967 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 189. The FAA register lists Svggp LLC as the registrant in Carnation, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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 January 31, 1967.

N5159T 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

1986-08-30 Accident · Tygh Valley, OR Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA86LA229
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N5159T registration before this airframe.
1975-06-25 Accident · Susanville,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1485
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA
1968-10-20 Accident · Columbia,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3751
Reported aircraft: Champion 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.