Single-engine piston

N5229X

1969 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1969
Serial
207
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
G B Acro Inc (Corporation)
Based
Grandville, MI
Registration record

N5229X on the FAA register

Type
1969 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB (FAA: Champion 7KCAB)
Serial
207
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
G B Acro Inc
Grandville, MI
Certificate issued
1988-08-09
Airworthiness date
1969-06-23
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A69405
Mode S (octal)
51512005
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1988-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5229X.
  • 1986-05-22
    Accident at Crete, NE; damage: substantial.
  • 1969-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5229X

N5229X is a 1969 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB (FAA model 7KCAB), serial number 207. The FAA register lists G B Acro Inc as the registrant in Grandville, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 1988 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated June 23, 1969.

N5229X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-05-22 Accident · Crete, NE Damage: Substantial NTSB · MKC86LA116
Reported aircraft: Champion 7KCAB

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.