Single-engine piston

N53801

1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1975
Serial
1119-75
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oceanside, CA
Registration record

N53801 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1119-75
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oceanside, CA
Certificate issued
2016-06-06
Airworthiness date
1975-09-09
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D097
Mode S (octal)
51550227
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N53801 to the current registrant.
  • 1982-04-24
    Accident at Maple Lake, MN; damage: destroyed.
  • 1975-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1948-11-30
    N53801 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T43-5724); cancelled.
Overview

About N53801

N53801 is a 1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1119-75. It is registered to an individual in Oceanside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2016 and expires on June 30, 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 September 9, 1975.

N53801 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-04-24 Accident · Maple Lake, MN Damage: Destroyed NTSB · CHI82DA136
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 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.