Single-engine piston

N9166L

1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1972
Serial
319-72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC (LLC)
Based
Palmer, AK
Registration record

N9166L on the FAA register

Type
1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC
Serial
319-72
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
Palmer, AK
Certificate issued
2024-06-17
Airworthiness date
1972-08-30
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
ACB02A
Mode S (octal)
53130052
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N9166L.
  • 2024-05-27
    Accident at Knik, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1972-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N9166L

N9166L is a 1972 Bellanca Citabria 7GCBC, serial number 319-72. The FAA register lists Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC as the registrant in Palmer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 17, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

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 August 30, 1972.

N9166L has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-05-27 Accident · Knik, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC24LA041
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7GCBC
Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.
NTSB report ↗

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.