Single-engine piston

N555BJ

American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
182
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gypsy Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Newnan, GA
Registration record

N555BJ on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA
Serial
182
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Gypsy Aviation LLC
Newnan, GA
Certificate issued
2024-05-06
Airworthiness date
1967-06-17
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A71220
Mode S (octal)
51611040
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
301 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N555BJ.
  • 1967-06-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N555BJ

N555BJ is an American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA, serial number 182. The FAA register lists Gypsy Aviation LLC as the registrant in Newnan, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 301 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated June 17, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N555BJ.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
301 nm
Power / thrust (each)
115
Takeoff over 50 ft
716 ft
Landing over 50 ft
775 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA 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 N555BJ.

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.