Single-engine piston

N257AC

1999 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
1257-99
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pella, IA
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N257AC.
Registration record

N257AC on the FAA register

Type
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1257-99
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Classic Aviation Inc
Pella, IA
Certificate issued
2010-04-29
Airworthiness date
1999-03-08
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A27182
Mode S (octal)
50470602
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
480 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N257AC.
  • 1999-03-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N257AC

N257AC is a 1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1257-99. The FAA register lists Classic Aviation Inc as the registrant in Pella, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2010 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 111 knots and a range of about 480 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated March 8, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257AC.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
480 nm
Power / thrust (each)
150
Takeoff over 50 ft
617 ft
Landing over 50 ft
718 ft
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the American Champion 7-GCBC type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257AC.

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.