Single-engine piston

N159PC

2006 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2006
Serial
1418-2006
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Superior O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc (Corporation)
Based
Frederick, MD
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2006 American Champion 7-GCBC
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Registration record

N159PC on the FAA register

Type
2006 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1418-2006
Engines
Superior O-360 series
Registered owner
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc
Frederick, MD
Certificate issued
2025-03-15
Airworthiness date
2006-08-02
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A0ECE6
Mode S (octal)
50166346
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
480 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N159PC to the current registrant.
  • 2006-08-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 2002-08-30
    N159PC previously assigned to a British Aerospace Bae Jetstream 3101 (s/n 768); cancelled.
Overview

About N159PC

N159PC is a 2006 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1418-2006. The FAA register lists Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assoc as the registrant in Frederick, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Superior O-360 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 111 knots and a range of about 480 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated August 2, 2006.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N159PC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
480 nm
Power / thrust (each)
150
Takeoff over 50 ft
617 ft
Landing over 50 ft
718 ft
Fuel burn
9 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-03-18 Accident · Beckley, WV Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · BFO93FA049
Reported aircraft: British Aerospace Bae 3101 — a different aircraft that carried the N159PC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ASSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE PLOWED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY (OR PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION, INADEQUATE REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM THE RUNWAY WITH SNOW ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES (PERCEPTION) FOR THE PILOT(S).

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.