Single-engine piston

N53891

1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
1139-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Virden, IL
Registration record

N53891 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1139-76
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Virden, IL
Certificate issued
2015-08-27
Airworthiness date
1975-11-26
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D1D2
Mode S (octal)
51550722
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N53891 to the current registrant.
  • 1975-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1952-04-02
    N53891 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T41693); cancelled.
Overview

About N53891

N53891 is a 1975 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1139-76. It is registered to co-owners in Virden, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 November 26, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53891.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53891.

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.