Single-engine piston

N88421

1974 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1974
Serial
785-75
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Elizabethtown, KY
Registration record

N88421 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
785-75
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elizabethtown, KY
Certificate issued
1988-07-21
Airworthiness date
1974-10-14
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC2F69
Mode S (octal)
53027551
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1988-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N88421 to the current registrant.
  • 1977-08-05
    Accident at Richlands,Va, 46; damage: substantial.
  • 1974-10-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1956-02-24
    N88421 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 16039); cancelled.
Overview

About N88421

N88421 is a 1974 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 785-75. It is registered to co-owners in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 1988 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 October 14, 1974.

N88421 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-08-05 Accident · Richlands,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2951
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC

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.