Single-engine piston

N2540F

1965 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1965
Serial
96
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mcguires Flying Service LLC (LLC)
Based
Obion, TN
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Registration record

N2540F on the FAA register

Type
1965 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA)
Serial
96
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Mcguires Flying Service LLC
Obion, TN
Certificate issued
2024-01-05
Airworthiness date
2000-11-08
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A268B8
Mode S (octal)
50464270
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N2540F.
  • 2017-01-16
    Accident at Bainbridge, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-11-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N2540F

N2540F is a 1965 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure (FAA model 7GCAA), serial number 96. The FAA register lists Mcguires Flying Service LLC as the registrant in Obion, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 5, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated November 8, 2000.

N2540F has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-01-16 Accident · Bainbridge, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA115
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA
Probable cause: The student pilot's exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and his subsequent loss of directional control after touchdown.

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.