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1977 CITABRIA 7GCBC ON FLOATS

Name: 1977 CITABRIA 7GCBC ON FLOATS
Brand: Bellanca
Price: 93000 USD
Availability: InStock

1977 Bellanca Citabria

Litchfield, ME Listed 4 months ago

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About this aircraft

$93,000 · GOTTA SELL IT! · '77 Citabria 7GCBC on Edo 89-2000 floats with spray rails. Annual 5/26! As of 10/10/26: 2,220 TTAF&E , 904 TSMOH. 150 HP Lycoming O-320-A2D, McCauley 80-42 seaplane prop, Sensenich 74-56 land prop, landing gear & wheel pants, 8.50 tires, ADS-B out, Apollo SL70 Mode C transponder, Two Apollo SL 40 comms, Apollo SL15 audio panel, engine analyzer, Tanis engine heater, vortex generators, recovered fabric 10/93, repainted 2016. Wood spars, all ADs complied with. Currently on floats at 14ME until 10/27. Then at KLEW (stored on floats). My mechanic will put the wheels and land prop on.

Specifications

Year: 1977
Total time (TTAF): 2,201 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 886 hrs
Engine: O-320-A2D
Annual due: May 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

ADS-B Out
Apollo SL70 Mode C transponder
Apollo SL 40 comms
Apollo SL15 audio panel
Engine analyzer
Tanis engine heater
Vortex generators

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

How this stacks up

3 in this listing's favor3 to ask about

Priced high
$8,000 (9%) above the median of 4 similar-year, similar-hours Bellanca Citabria listings
Listed 4 months ago
Listed longer than ~85% of the 20 comparable Bellanca Citabria listings still for sale — a seller-flexibility signal
Price increased $3,000
Up 3% from $90,000
Annual may be overdue
The listing states the annual was due May 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
Engine has life left
1,114 hrs to TBO (56% of the 2,000-hr Lycoming O-320 interval remaining) — an overhaul is well down the road
4/5 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.

Engine Life

Based on 886 hrs since overhaul (SMOH) and the published 2,000 hr TBO for the Lycoming O-320.

1,114 hrsto TBO

56% of TBO remaining

≈ 25 years to overhaul at its historical pace

1,114hrs left ÷ this aircraft's ~45 hrs/yr average. A rough projection — your own flying rate will change the timeline.

Engine reserve budget~$900/yr · ~$9/hr

Estimated overhaul cost ($18,000) spread over 2,000 hr TBO at 100 hrs/yr — a rule of thumb, not a quote.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 2,201 hrs total time across ~49 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈45 hrs/yrTypical

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 45 hrs/year over ~49 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.

May 2026Verify

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due May 2026, about 5 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

Price history

Price increased· Oct 17, 2026$93,000+$3,000 (+3%)
Listed · Jun 18, 2026$90,000

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. Engine reserve from the panel above is folded into the split. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,986/mo$23,830/yr

≈ $238 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$93,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $8,830 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$93,000	$1,986/mo	$23,830/yr
1/2 share	$46,500	$1,493/mo	$17,915/yr
1/3 share	$31,000	$1,329/mo	$15,943/yr
1/4 share	$23,250	$1,247/mo	$14,958/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, engine reserve) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$93,000

~71% above market · $54k median · 20 comps

ClubHanger Estimate

Above market

Asking $38,650 (71%) above the median Bellanca Citabria listing.

20 other Bellanca Citabria listings for sale now range $10,000–$155,000 (median $54,350) — this one is priced above 85% of them.

$10,000$155,000

this listingmedian

Deal check

Priced high

Asking $8,000 (9%) above the median of similar-year, similar-hours Bellanca Citabria listings.

Compared with 4 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 $85,000).

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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 4 months ago — on the market longer than ~85% of the 20 similar Bellanca Citabria listings for sale now — seller may have flexibility

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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