Single-engine piston

N5506C

1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
1267-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Battle Creek Powersports LLC (LLC)
Based
Jasper, TN
Registration record

N5506C on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1267-78
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Battle Creek Powersports LLC
Jasper, TN
Certificate issued
2024-04-10
Airworthiness date
1978-07-31
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A70298
Mode S (octal)
51601230
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N5506C.
  • 1993-02-20
    Accident at Palo Alto, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N5506C

N5506C is a 1978 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1267-78. The FAA register lists Battle Creek Powersports LLC as the registrant in Jasper, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

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 July 31, 1978.

N5506C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-02-20 Accident · Palo Alto, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX93LA128
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: THE PILOTS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXISTING CROSSWIND CONDITION AND HIS RESULTANT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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.