Single-engine piston

N57469

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
951-73
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chico, CA
Registration record

N57469 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
951-73
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chico, CA
Certificate issued
2026-02-21
Airworthiness date
1973-06-12
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A76091
Mode S (octal)
51660221
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N57469.
  • 1979-07-28
    Accident at Kernville,Ca, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N57469

N57469 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 951-73. It is registered to an individual in Chico, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 June 12, 1973.

N57469 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-07-28 Accident · Kernville,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1852
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: TED FROM FROM RUDDER PEDAL & BRAKE CYL.

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.