Single-engine piston

N8779

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
926-73
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
Registration record

N8779 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
926-73
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2021-06-10
Airworthiness date
1973-03-19
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC13EA
Mode S (octal)
53011752
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N8779 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1932-06-01
    N8779 previously assigned to a Swallow TP (s/n 179); cancelled.
Overview

About N8779

N8779 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 926-73. It is registered to co-owners in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 10, 2021 and expires on June 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 March 19, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8779. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-12-23 Incident · Newark,Nj, 30 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0027
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-8 — a different aircraft that carried the N8779 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IN GR DAMAGED. NR 7 WHEEL SEPARATED.

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.