Single-engine piston

N90973

1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
902-73
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skydive Santa Barbara LLC (LLC)
Based
Lompoc, CA
Registration record

N90973 on the FAA register

Type
1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA
Serial
902-73
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Skydive Santa Barbara LLC
Lompoc, CA
Certificate issued
2020-04-29
Airworthiness date
1973-01-05
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC9404
Mode S (octal)
53112004
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N90973.
  • 1983-12-29
    Accident at Murrieta, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N90973

N90973 is a 1973 Bellanca Citabria 7ECA, serial number 902-73. The FAA register lists Skydive Santa Barbara LLC as the registrant in Lompoc, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated January 5, 1973.

N90973 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-12-29 Accident · Murrieta, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX84LA120
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7ECA

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.