Single-engine piston

N23BD

2009 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2009
Serial
517-2009
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-C1G
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Casper, WY
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Registration record

N23BD on the FAA register

Type
2009 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
517-2009
Engines
Lycoming O-360-C1G
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Casper, WY
Certificate issued
2023-10-20
Airworthiness date
2009-09-10
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A20644
Mode S (octal)
50403104
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-01
    Accident at Meeteetse, WY; damage: destroyed.
  • 2023-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N23BD.
  • 2009-09-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N23BD

N23BD is a 2009 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 517-2009. It is registered to co-owners in Casper, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-C1G engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 10, 2009.

N23BD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-09-01 Accident · Meeteetse, WY Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR24FA291
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to continue the flight over rising terrain at a low altitude in a high-elevation, high-density-altitude environment.
NTSB report ↗
1978-10-05 Accident · Strongsville,Oh, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3608
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32R — a different aircraft that carried the N23BD 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.