Single-engine piston

N53823

1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
1126-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palo Alto, CA
Registration record

N53823 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1126-76
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palo Alto, CA
Certificate issued
2011-03-30
Airworthiness date
1975-10-07
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D0DF
Mode S (octal)
51550337
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N53823.
  • 1975-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N53823

N53823 is a 1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1126-76. It is registered to an individual in Palo Alto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 October 7, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53823. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-12-02 Accident · Carlsbad,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3970
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA — a different aircraft that carried the N53823 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OF. PLT OVER CONTROLLED. DMGD FUSELAGE.

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.