Single-engine piston

N281DM

1999 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
1258-99
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Signal Hill, CA
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N281DM.
Registration record

N281DM on the FAA register

Type
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1258-99
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Signal Hill, CA
Certificate issued
2015-10-06
Airworthiness date
1999-04-07
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A2D209
Mode S (octal)
50551011
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

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N281DM.
  • 1999-04-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N281DM

N281DM is a 1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1258-99. It is registered to an individual in Signal Hill, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2015 and expires on October 31, 2028.

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 April 7, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N281DM.

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 N281DM.

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.