Single-engine piston

N1603G

1968 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
609
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cp Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Paula, CA
Registration record

N1603G on the FAA register

Type
1968 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
609
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Cp Aviation Inc
Santa Paula, CA
Certificate issued
2007-12-03
Airworthiness date
1968-07-08
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A0F476
Mode S (octal)
50172166
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-12-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1603G.
  • 1968-07-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N1603G

N1603G is a 1968 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 609. The FAA register lists Cp Aviation Inc as the registrant in Santa Paula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 3, 2007 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated July 8, 1968.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1603G.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1603G.

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.