Single-engine piston

N86872

1974 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
1028-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chupito Sabrocito LLC (LLC)
Based
Paso Robles, CA
Registration record

N86872 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
1028-74
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Chupito Sabrocito LLC
Paso Robles, CA
Certificate issued
2017-11-16
Airworthiness date
1974-04-25
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ABEFF7
Mode S (octal)
52767767
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N86872 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-11-22
    Accident at Hollister,Ca, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1974-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1965-05-20
    N86872 previously assigned to a Bellanca 14-13 (s/n 1234); cancelled.
Overview

About N86872

N86872 is a 1974 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 1028-74. The FAA register lists Chupito Sabrocito LLC as the registrant in Paso Robles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 April 25, 1974.

N86872 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-11-22 Accident · Hollister,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3742
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA

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.