Single-engine piston

N235SA

2008 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2008
Serial
1445-2008
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A3A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jkt LLC (LLC)
Based
Douglas, WY
Registration record

N235SA on the FAA register

Type
2008 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1445-2008
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A3A
Registered owner
Jkt LLC
Douglas, WY
Certificate issued
2018-02-15
Airworthiness date
2008-04-15
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A21CA4
Mode S (octal)
50416244
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N235SA.
  • 2008-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N235SA

N235SA is a 2008 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1445-2008. The FAA register lists Jkt LLC as the registrant in Douglas, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A3A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated April 15, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N235SA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-06-20 Accident · Ketchikan, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC02LA053B
Reported aircraft: de Havilland DHC-6-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N235SA registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of a ground handler to follow company proceedure/directives, and his premature release of a mooring line. Factors associated with the accident were the congested operations area, and the operator's failure to provide adequate safe zones for the airplanes.

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.