Single-engine piston

N53977

1976 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
921-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Kasilof, AK
Registration record

N53977 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
921-76
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kasilof, AK
Certificate issued
2022-07-23
Airworthiness date
1976-03-17
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D549
Mode S (octal)
51552511
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N53977.
  • 2012-07-20
    Accident at Talkeetna, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-03-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N53977

N53977 is a 1976 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 921-76. It is registered to co-owners in Kasilof, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 23, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated March 17, 1976.

N53977 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-07-20 Accident · Talkeetna, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC12CA078
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: The flight instructor's and student pilot's excessive application of brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a noseover.

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.