Single-engine piston

N163BC

2004 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
1370-2004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Clear Skies Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hayward, CA
2004 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N163BC.
Registration record

N163BC on the FAA register

Type
2004 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1370-2004
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Clear Skies Aviation Inc
Hayward, CA
Certificate issued
2006-11-02
Airworthiness date
2004-09-17
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A0FCEF
Mode S (octal)
50176357
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-11-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N163BC.
  • 2004-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N163BC

N163BC is a 2004 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1370-2004. The FAA register lists Clear Skies Aviation Inc as the registrant in Hayward, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 2, 2006 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 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 September 17, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N163BC.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N163BC.

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.