Single-engine piston

N198BJ

1999 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
1266-99
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lake Preston, SD
Registration record

N198BJ on the FAA register

Type
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1266-99
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lake Preston, SD
Certificate issued
2016-05-27
Airworthiness date
1999-06-28
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A18605
Mode S (octal)
50303005
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N198BJ.
  • 1999-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N198BJ

N198BJ is a 1999 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1266-99. It is registered to co-owners in Lake Preston, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

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), dated June 28, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N198BJ.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N198BJ.

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.