Single-engine piston

N7842S

1976 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
1173-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grapevine, TX
Registration record

N7842S on the FAA register

Type
1976 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1173-76
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grapevine, TX
Certificate issued
2002-11-20
Airworthiness date
1976-06-28
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AAA211
Mode S (octal)
52521021
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).
  • 2002-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N7842S to the current registrant.
  • 1976-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1970-06-02
    N7842S previously assigned to a Bell 47G-4A (s/n 7566); cancelled.
  • 1969-06-09
    Accident at Kenai,Alas, 02; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N7842S

N7842S is a 1976 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1173-76. It is registered to an individual in Grapevine, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2002 and expires on November 30, 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 June 28, 1976.

N7842S has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-06-09 Accident · Kenai,Alas, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1510
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-4A
Probable cause: TO OBSERVE EXT LOADING,LEFT CONTROLS UNATTENDED.

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.