Single-engine piston

N53960

1976 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
566-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Iflytail LLC (LLC)
Based
Granbury, TX
Registration record

N53960 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB
Serial
566-76
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Iflytail LLC
Granbury, TX
Certificate issued
2023-09-29
Airworthiness date
1976-01-30
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D51F
Mode S (octal)
51552437
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
434 nm
Cruise (type)
109 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N53960.
  • 1976-01-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N53960

N53960 is a 1976 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB, serial number 566-76. The FAA register lists Iflytail LLC as the registrant in Granbury, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 109 knots and a range of about 434 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated January 30, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53960.

Cruise
109 kt
Range
434 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
375 ft
Landing over 50 ft
400 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53960.

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.