Single-engine piston

N53871

1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
1133-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Muscle Shoals, AL
Registration record

N53871 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1133-76
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Muscle Shoals, AL
Certificate issued
2020-06-04
Airworthiness date
1975-10-31
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D18C
Mode S (octal)
51550614
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N53871.
  • 1975-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N53871

N53871 is a 1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1133-76. It is registered to an individual in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2020 and expires on June 30, 2027.

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 31, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53871.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53871.

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.