Single-engine piston

N1639G

1968 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1968
Serial
115
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ghostwriter Airshows LLC (LLC)
Based
Hustonville, KY
Registration record

N1639G on the FAA register

Type
1968 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB (FAA: Champion 7KCAB)
Serial
115
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Ghostwriter Airshows LLC
Hustonville, KY
Certificate issued
2026-07-29
Airworthiness date
1968-08-23
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A1006D
Mode S (octal)
50200155
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N1639G.
  • 1971-05-13
    Accident at Kalamazoo,Mich, 22; damage: destroyed.
  • 1968-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N1639G

N1639G is a 1968 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB (FAA model 7KCAB), serial number 115. The FAA register lists Ghostwriter Airshows LLC as the registrant in Hustonville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 29, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated August 23, 1968.

N1639G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-05-13 Accident · Kalamazoo,Mich, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1182
Reported aircraft: Champion 7KCAB

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.