Single-engine piston

N57472

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
512-73
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kutztown Aviation Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Germansville, PA
Registration record

N57472 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
512-73
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Kutztown Aviation Service Inc
Germansville, PA
Certificate issued
2015-11-06
Airworthiness date
1973-05-25
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A760AD
Mode S (octal)
51660255
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N57472 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-07-12
    Accident at Bally, PA; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-05-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1955-04-01
    N57472 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (s/n 5183); cancelled.
Overview

About N57472

N57472 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 512-73. The FAA register lists Kutztown Aviation Service Inc as the registrant in Germansville, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 2015 and expires on November 30, 2028.

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 May 25, 1973.

N57472 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-12 Accident · Bally, PA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · BFO92LA098
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF.

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.