Single-engine piston

N157WB

2014 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2014
Serial
1139-2014
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bhh Leasing #4 LLC (LLC)
Based
Pensacola, FL
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Registration record

N157WB on the FAA register

Type
2014 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB)
Serial
1139-2014
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Registered owner
Bhh Leasing #4 LLC
Pensacola, FL
Certificate issued
2014-10-07
Airworthiness date
2014-03-19
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A0E626
Mode S (octal)
50163046
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-13
    Accident at Irvington, AL; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-07-01
    Accident at Ferguson, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N157WB.
  • 2014-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
Overview

About N157WB

N157WB is a 2014 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA model 8KCAB), serial number 1139-2014. The FAA register lists Bhh Leasing #4 LLC as the registrant in Pensacola, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated March 19, 2014.

N157WB has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-12-13 Accident · Irvington, AL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA26FA067
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB
Preliminary report: On December 13, 2025, about 1145 central standard time, an American Champion Decathlon, N157WB, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Roy E. Ray Airfield (5R7), Bayou La Batre, Alabama. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, the pilot arrived at 5R7 to retrieve two repacked parachutes, which were loaded into the airplane before departure. Security video from a nearby residence captured the airplane departing runway 18 at approximately 1145. The airplane was visible briefly after rotation; however, the audio recording captured the sound of the airplane…
NTSB report ↗
2017-07-01 Accident · Ferguson, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA391
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

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.