Single-engine piston

N53791

1975 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1975
Serial
887-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Tucson, AZ
Registration record

N53791 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
887-76
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Tucson, AZ
Certificate issued
1993-09-11
Airworthiness date
1975-10-09
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6CE1B
Mode S (octal)
51547033
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N53791 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-05-14
    Accident at Waipahu,Hi, 11; damage: substantial.
  • 1975-10-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1960-05-09
    N53791 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 75-523); cancelled.
Overview

About N53791

N53791 is a 1975 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 887-76. It is registered to an individual in Tucson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 1993 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated October 9, 1975.

N53791 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-05-14 Accident · Waipahu,Hi, 11 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1219
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: A COUNTRY ROAD.

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.