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CITABRIA 7KCAB

Name: CITABRIA 7KCAB
Brand: Bellanca
Price: 86000 USD
Availability: InStock

1973 Bellanca Citabria

Farmington, MO Listed today

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About this aircraft

$86,000 · FOR SALE · 1973 7KCAB with Airframe TT of 2955. Engine: 24 Hours Since Complete Overhaul by John Jewell. Spruce Spars in Excellent Condition. Useful Load 545 lbs. Re-Conditioned Oil Cooler, O/H Weldon Auxiliary Fuel Pump, O/H Alternator. STC Casper Labs Oil Filter. Sensenich 74DM6S8-1-52 Propeller with TMSOH of 1492 hrs. January 2026 Annual Inspection. Garmin GNC250XL Com/GPS & Garmin GTX335 ABS B Out Transponder. Static Test Date 06/06/2025. Scott Tailwheel. Greenhouse Roof. Toe Brakes. Wide Rear Seat. 7.00 x 6 Main Tires. Fabric/Paint 7 0f 10. Stits Polyfiber - 1985. Interior 10 of 10.

Specifications

Year: 1973
Total time (TTAF): 2,955 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 24 hrs
Annual due: Jan 2026
Damage history: None reported

Avionics & panel

ADS-B compliant

ADS-B Out equipped. No glass, GPS, or autopilot found in the listing — ask the owner about the full panel.

ADS-B Out

Garmin GNC250XL Com/GPS
Garmin GTX335 ADS-B Out Transponder

Equipment list extracted from the seller's description. Verify with logbooks before purchase.

How this stacks up

2 in this listing's favor1 to ask about

Good deal
$6,000 (7%) below the median of 5 similar-year, similar-hours Bellanca Citabria listings
Listed today
Listed more recently than ~100% of the 16 comparable Bellanca Citabria listings still for sale
Annual may be overdue
The listing states the annual was due Jan 2026 — confirm the aircraft has a current annual before you commit
No damage reported
The listing reports no prior damage — the seller's description, not the logbooks, so confirm it at a pre-buy
3/5 key specs
Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 2,955 hrs total time across ~53 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈56 hrs/yrTypical

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 56 hrs/year over ~53 years — in the normal range for a personal aircraft: regularly exercised without being worked hard.

Annual inspection

Required every 12 calendar months. Read off the listing's stated annual-due date — confirm against the logbooks.

Jan 2026Verify

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due Jan 2026, about 7 months ago — confirm the aircraft has a current annual, and budget ~$2,500 if it still needs one.

Damage history

Reported in the listing — confirm against the airframe and engine logbooks.

No damage history reportedNone reported

This listing reports no prior damage. That is a positive sign, but the flag reflects the seller’s description, not the logbooks — confirm it during a pre-buy. Undocumented or unrepaired damage is a classic red flag, so have an independent inspector review the airframe and engine records before you commit.

Pre-purchase inspection guide

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,905/mo$22,860/yr

≈ $229 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$86,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $7,860 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$86,000	$1,905/mo	$22,860/yr
1/2 share	$43,000	$1,453/mo	$17,430/yr
1/3 share	$28,667	$1,302/mo	$15,620/yr
1/4 share	$21,500	$1,226/mo	$14,715/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$86,000

~41% above market · $61k median · 16 comps

ClubHanger Estimate

Above market

Asking $25,000 (41%) above the median Bellanca Citabria listing.

16 other Bellanca Citabria listings for sale now range $25,000–$118,500 (median $61,000) — this one is priced above 81% of them.

$25,000$118,500

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Deal check

Good deal

Asking $6,000 (7%) below the median of similar-year, similar-hours Bellanca Citabria listings.

Compared with 5 Bellanca Citabria listings for sale now within ±5 years and comparable total time — controlling for the two biggest value drivers, so this is a genuine value read (median $92,000).

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Compares this asking price to all Bellanca Citabria listings — actual value also depends on year, hours, and avionics. An estimate, not an appraisal or an offer.

Listed today — listed more recently than ~100% of the 16 similar Bellanca Citabria listings for sale now

Listing trust

2/4

Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.

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