Single-engine piston

N88237

1974 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
744-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Greeley, CO
Registration record

N88237 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
744-74
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Bas Part Sales LLC
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1974-08-31
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC2824
Mode S (octal)
53024044
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2017-06-21
    Accident at Edgewood, NM; damage: substantial.
  • 1974-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1951-11-08
    N88237 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 15854); cancelled.
Overview

About N88237

N88237 is a 1974 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 744-74. The FAA register lists Bas Part Sales LLC as the registrant in Greeley, Colorado.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated August 31, 1974.

N88237 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-06-21 Accident · Edgewood, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA357
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off with a gusting tailwind, which resulted in a loss of pitch control during the initial climb and a subsequent hard landing and loss of directional control.

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.