Bellanca 7gcbc Citabria (CH7B)
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ICAO CH7B Small

Bellanca 7gcbc Citabria

Single Piston· 478 globally registered

The BELLANCA Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria (CH7B) is a BELLANCA 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 56 knots; operating envelope 816 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 1,637 flights operated by this type across 312 airframes and 290 carriers. The largest observed operator is KCSI AERIAL PATROL INC (NON).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
312
last 90 days
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OPERATORS
290
unique airlines
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FLIGHTS
1,637
tracked
AVG DURATION
32m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
32.0%
524 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
56 kt
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
A

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
34 ft
Length
22 ft
Tail height
8 ft
Wheelbase
25 ft
Gear width
7 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
1,800 lb
MALW
1,800 lb
Manufacturer model
Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria
FAA designator
CH7B
Registered
478

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Family

Related variants

1

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of CH7B

20
06/03/2026
41m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
21m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
20m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
23m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 3m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
28m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 52m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of CH7B · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
39m
No alerts
06/03/2026
52m
No alerts
06/03/2026
41m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
43m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
No alerts
06/03/2026
21m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
20m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
22m
No alerts
06/03/2026
36m
No alerts
06/03/2026
29m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 6m
No alerts
06/03/2026
22m
No alerts
06/03/2026
25m
No alerts
06/03/2026
56m
No alerts
06/03/2026
22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
38m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 3m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
39m
No alerts
06/03/2026
20m
No alerts
06/03/2026
28m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 50m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 52m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
37m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
21m
No alerts
06/03/2026
45m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 22m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
46m
No alerts
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