Single-engine piston

N2468W

American Champion 8-KCAB Super Decathlon / 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon / Super Decathlon 8-KCAB-180

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
886-2001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Orange, TX
Registration record

N2468W on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 8-KCAB Super Decathlon / 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon / Super Decathlon 8-KCAB-180 (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB)
Serial
886-2001
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Orange, TX
Certificate issued
2021-08-04
Airworthiness date
2001-08-15
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A249CE
Mode S (octal)
50444716
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-18
    Accident at Beaumont, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N2468W to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1981-05-05
    N2468W previously assigned to a Schweizer SGS 2-33 (s/n 28); cancelled.
Overview

About N2468W

N2468W is an American Champion 8-KCAB Super Decathlon / 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon / Super Decathlon 8-KCAB-180 (FAA model 8KCAB), serial number 886-2001. It is registered to co-owners in Orange, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated August 15, 2001.

N2468W has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-09-18 Accident · Beaumont, TX Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CEN21LA468
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB
Probable cause: The flight instructor s failure to maintain aircraft control during the turn to final approach resulting in a rapid descent and impact with terrain.
1969-04-13 Accident · Marion,Ohio, 35 Damage: Minor NTSB · 3 2748
Reported aircraft: Schweizer SGS233 — a different aircraft that carried the N2468W registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: GLIDER WG STRUCK SIGNAL MAN.

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.