Single-engine piston

N5280X

American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB / Citabria 7KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
215
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Seward, AK
Registration record

N5280X on the FAA register

Type
American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB / Citabria 7KCAB
Serial
215
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Seward, AK
Certificate issued
2023-07-22
Airworthiness date
1969-08-28
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6A914
Mode S (octal)
51524424
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
411 nm
Cruise (type)
109 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5280X.
  • 1969-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5280X

N5280X is an American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB / Citabria 7KCAB, serial number 215. It is registered to an individual in Seward, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 109 knots and a range of about 411 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated August 28, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5280X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
109 kt
Range
411 nm
Power / thrust (each)
150
Takeoff over 50 ft
535 ft
Landing over 50 ft
755 ft
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB / Citabria 7KCAB type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-05-07 Accident · Fairbanks,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1801
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N5280X registration before this airframe.

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.