Single-engine piston

N1642G

1969 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1969
Serial
169
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Letourneau University (Corporation)
Based
Longview, TX
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Registration record

N1642G on the FAA register

Type
1969 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB (FAA: Champion 7KCAB)
Serial
169
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Letourneau University
Longview, TX
Certificate issued
2024-08-31
Airworthiness date
1969-02-14
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A1032F
Mode S (octal)
50201457
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N1642G.
  • 1985-07-20
    Accident at Chattanooga, OK; damage: substantial.
  • 1969-02-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N1642G

N1642G is a 1969 American Champion Citabria 7-KCAB (FAA model 7KCAB), serial number 169. The FAA register lists Letourneau University as the registrant in Longview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated February 14, 1969.

N1642G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-07-20 Accident · Chattanooga, OK Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW85LA292
Reported aircraft: Champion 7KCAB
1981-02-01 Accident · Chandler,Az, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0380
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 7KCAB — a different aircraft that carried the N1642G registration before this airframe.

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.