Single-engine piston

N68500

1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
364-72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Dakota Flite Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hettinger, ND
Registration record

N68500 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
364-72
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Air Dakota Flite Inc
Hettinger, ND
Certificate issued
2023-09-23
Airworthiness date
1972-07-14
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A9183B
Mode S (octal)
52214073
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N68500.
  • 1973-04-02
    Accident at Hammon,Mont, 26; damage: substantial.
  • 1972-07-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N68500

N68500 is a 1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 364-72. The FAA register lists Air Dakota Flite Inc as the registrant in Hettinger, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 23, 2023 and expires on September 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 standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated July 14, 1972.

N68500 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-04-02 Accident · Hammon,Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0609
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: D,HIT DITCH.

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.