Single-engine piston

N2185J

American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
215
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Orangevale, CA
Registration record

N2185J on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA
Serial
215
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Orangevale, CA
Certificate issued
2024-10-02
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A1DA4A
Mode S (octal)
50355112
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N2185J to the current registrant.
  • 1988-03-17
    N2185J previously assigned to a Cessna T188C (s/n T18803422T); cancelled.
Overview

About N2185J

N2185J is an American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA, serial number 215. It is registered to an individual in Orangevale, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2185J. 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 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1988-04-05 Accident · Miami, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA88LA141
Reported aircraft: Cessna T-188C — a different aircraft that carried the N2185J 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.