Single-engine piston

N8552

Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
454-73
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sahuarita, AZ
Registration record

N8552 on the FAA register

Type
Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
454-73
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sahuarita, AZ
Certificate issued
2007-09-11
Airworthiness date
1973-02-12
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ABBC89
Mode S (octal)
52736211
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).
  • 2007-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8552.
  • 1981-07-12
    Accident at Moline,Il, 13; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-06-20
    Accident at Grand Rapids,Minn, 23; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N8552

N8552 is a Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 454-73. It is registered to an individual in Sahuarita, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 2007 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated February 12, 1973.

N8552 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-07-12 Accident · Moline,Il, 13 Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · 3 1238
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: AFT TKOF,BANK R & STALL.D/A APPROX 3000FT.
1973-06-20 Accident · Grand Rapids,Minn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1609
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: TURN OVR SWAMP.

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.