Single-engine piston

N7779J

1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1966
Serial
536
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Caputa, SD
Registration record

N7779J on the FAA register

Type
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
536
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Caputa, SD
Certificate issued
2001-08-22
Airworthiness date
2001-10-12
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AA86A4
Mode S (octal)
52503244
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-10-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 2001-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N7779J.
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N7779J

N7779J is a 1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 536. It is registered to an individual in Caputa, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2001 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 October 12, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7779J.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N7779J.

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.