Single-engine piston

N57659

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
624-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Progressive Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Janesville, WI
Registration record

N57659 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
624-74
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Progressive Air Inc
Janesville, WI
Certificate issued
2026-06-29
Airworthiness date
1973-11-19
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A767DC
Mode S (octal)
51663734
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N57659.
  • 1992-12-13
    Accident at Arco, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N57659

N57659 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 624-74. The FAA register lists Progressive Air Inc as the registrant in Janesville, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

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 November 19, 1973.

N57659 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-12-13 Accident · Arco, ID Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA93LA038
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: A LEAKING CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL, AND SNOW ON THE LANDING AREA.

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.