Single-engine piston

N8857

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
254-73
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aviation Management Systems LLC (LLC)
Based
Fallbrook, CA
Registration record

N8857 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA
Serial
254-73
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Aviation Management Systems LLC
Fallbrook, CA
Certificate issued
2018-03-20
Airworthiness date
2002-04-08
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC33B5
Mode S (octal)
53031665
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

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N8857 to the current registrant.
  • 2002-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
  • 1942-07-21
    N8857 previously assigned to a Travel Air E-4000 (s/n 925); cancelled.
Overview

About N8857

N8857 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA, serial number 254-73. The FAA register lists Aviation Management Systems LLC as the registrant in Fallbrook, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-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), dated April 8, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8857.

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 7GCAA 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 N8857.

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.