Single-engine piston

N88280

1974 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
479-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Apex, NC
Registration record

N88280 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB
Serial
479-74
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Apex, NC
Certificate issued
2024-09-13
Airworthiness date
1974-08-31
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC28CC
Mode S (octal)
53024314
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
434 nm
Cruise (type)
109 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N88280 to the current registrant.
  • 1974-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1950-10-31
    N88280 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 15898); cancelled.
Overview

About N88280

N88280 is a 1974 Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB, serial number 479-74. It is registered to an individual in Apex, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 109 knots and a range of about 434 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated August 31, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88280.

Cruise
109 kt
Range
434 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
375 ft
Landing over 50 ft
400 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Bellanca Citabria 7KCAB type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N88280.

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.