Single-engine piston

N86612

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Not current (FAA status 7) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
1008-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N86612 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1008-74
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1973-12-15
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ABE7B7
Mode S (octal)
52763667
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2021-10-30
    Accident at La Porte, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-12-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N86612

N86612 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1008-74. It is registered to an individual in Wilmington, Delaware.

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 December 15, 1973.

N86612 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-10-30 Accident · La Porte, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN22LA027
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the carburetor float assembly.

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.