Single-engine piston

N173PW

2004 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
1362-2004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sunspot Meadow LLC (LLC)
Based
Cloudcroft, NM
2004 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N173PW.
Registration record

N173PW on the FAA register

Type
2004 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1362-2004
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Sunspot Meadow LLC
Cloudcroft, NM
Certificate issued
2016-09-09
Airworthiness date
2004-05-13
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A125AC
Mode S (octal)
50222654
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

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N173PW.
  • 2004-05-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N173PW

N173PW is a 2004 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1362-2004. The FAA register lists Sunspot Meadow LLC as the registrant in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2016 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 May 13, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N173PW.

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 N173PW.

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.