Single-engine piston

N216AC

2000 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
1381-2000
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Letourneau University (Corporation)
Based
Longview, TX
Registration record

N216AC on the FAA register

Type
2000 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA
Serial
1381-2000
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Letourneau University
Longview, TX
Certificate issued
2018-09-20
Airworthiness date
2000-04-19
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A1CFCF
Mode S (octal)
50347717
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
301 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N216AC to the current registrant.
  • 2000-04-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1975-10-25
    N216AC previously assigned to a Bell TH-13T (s/n 67-17139); cancelled.
Overview

About N216AC

N216AC is a 2000 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA, serial number 1381-2000. The FAA register lists Letourneau University as the registrant in Longview, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2018 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 301 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 19, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N216AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
301 nm
Power / thrust (each)
115
Takeoff over 50 ft
716 ft
Landing over 50 ft
775 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the American Champion Aircraft 7ECA type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-09-15 Accident · Magnolia,Ms, 24 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2695
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G3B1 — a different aircraft that carried the N216AC 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.