Single-engine piston

N5188X

1969 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1969
Serial
686
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Burlington, IA
Registration record

N5188X on the FAA register

Type
1969 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
686
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Burlington, IA
Certificate issued
1989-12-07
Airworthiness date
1969-05-02
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A682AD
Mode S (octal)
51501255
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1989-12-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N5188X.
  • 1972-05-24
    Accident at Concord,Tenn, 42; damage: substantial.
  • 1969-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5188X

N5188X is a 1969 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 686. It is registered to an individual in Burlington, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 7, 1989 and expires on February 28, 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 May 2, 1969.

N5188X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-05-24 Accident · Concord,Tenn, 42 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1801
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.