Single-engine piston

N131RA

2003 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
1389-2003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology (Corporation)
Based
Melbourne, FL
Registration record

N131RA on the FAA register

Type
2003 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA
Serial
1389-2003
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Certificate issued
2023-06-24
Airworthiness date
2003-07-01
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A08060
Mode S (octal)
50100140
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
301 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N131RA to the current registrant.
  • 2003-07-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1981-03-13
    N131RA previously assigned to a Homebuilt Sonerai-I (s/n 127); cancelled.
Overview

About N131RA

N131RA is a 2003 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA, serial number 1389-2003. The FAA register lists Florida Institute of Technology as the registrant in Melbourne, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 301 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 1, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N131RA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
301 nm
Power / thrust (each)
115
Takeoff over 50 ft
716 ft
Landing over 50 ft
775 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the American Champion Aircraft 7ECA type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-08-22 Accident · Frederick,Md, 20 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2360
Reported aircraft: Soneria 1 — a different aircraft that carried the N131RA 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.