Single-engine piston

N131RC

1996 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
376-96
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Catheys Valley, CA
Registration record

N131RC on the FAA register

Type
1996 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
376-96
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Catheys Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2004-04-21
Airworthiness date
1996-03-18
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A08062
Mode S (octal)
50100142
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-04-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N131RC to the current registrant.
  • 1996-03-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-06-10
    N131RC previously assigned to a Piper Cheyenne III (s/n 428001006); cancelled.
Overview

About N131RC

N131RC is a 1996 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 376-96. It is registered to an individual in Catheys Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 18, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N131RC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N131RC.

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.