Single-engine piston

N5538K

1978 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
1045-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N5538K on the FAA register

Type
1978 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
1045-78
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2023-11-29
Airworthiness date
1983-04-25
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A70E0A
Mode S (octal)
51607012
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N5538K.
  • 1983-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N5538K

N5538K is a 1978 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 1045-78. It is registered to an individual in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

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 restricted category, dated April 25, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5538K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5538K.

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.