Single-engine piston

N8944

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
608-74
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Hamilton, MT
Registration record

N8944 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
608-74
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hamilton, MT
Certificate issued
1997-08-07
Airworthiness date
1973-11-16
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC5714
Mode S (octal)
53053424
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N8944 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-11-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1971-05-07
    N8944 previously assigned to a Piper L-18 (s/n 18-1523); cancelled.
Overview

About N8944

N8944 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 608-74. It is registered to co-owners in Hamilton, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 1997 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated November 16, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8944. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-07-01 Incident · Washington,Dc, 51 Damage: None NTSB · 4 0018
Reported aircraft: Douglas DC-9 — a different aircraft that carried the N8944 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: C/B,LNDD WITH AUX SYST.NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

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.