Single-engine piston

N272AC

1998 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
1253-98
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Radish LLC (LLC)
Based
Vineyard Haven, MA
1998 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N272AC.
Registration record

N272AC on the FAA register

Type
1998 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1253-98
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Flying Radish LLC
Vineyard Haven, MA
Certificate issued
2024-10-28
Airworthiness date
1998-11-30
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A2ADED
Mode S (octal)
50526755
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

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N272AC.
  • 1998-11-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N272AC

N272AC is a 1998 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1253-98. The FAA register lists Flying Radish LLC as the registrant in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

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 November 30, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N272AC.

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 N272AC.

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.