Single-engine piston

N11JW

1998 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
1242-98
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Castlewood, VA
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Registration record

N11JW on the FAA register

Type
1998 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1242-98
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Castlewood, VA
Certificate issued
2019-09-10
Airworthiness date
1998-05-28
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A02AB7
Mode S (octal)
50025267
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N11JW.
  • 1998-05-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N11JW

N11JW is a 1998 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1242-98. It is registered to an individual in Castlewood, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2019 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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, utility), dated May 28, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N11JW. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-09-15 Accident · Pray, MT Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA95LA218
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N11JW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE LOSS OF RIGHT TAILWHEEL STEERING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: A LEFT QUARTERING CROSSWIND AND THE SLOPED SIDE OF THE ROAD.
1977-02-22 Accident · Harrisonburg,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0278
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N11JW registration before this airframe.
1971-03-23 Accident · Abingdon,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0053
Reported aircraft: Cessna 180 — a different aircraft that carried the N11JW registration before this airframe.

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.