Single-engine piston

N285DM

1997 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
1236-97
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
4 Play Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Port Orange, FL
1997 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N285DM.
Registration record

N285DM on the FAA register

Type
1997 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1236-97
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
4 Play Aviation LLC
Port Orange, FL
Certificate issued
2020-05-14
Airworthiness date
1997-09-12
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2E0E5
Mode S (octal)
50560345
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-05-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N285DM.
  • 1997-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N285DM

N285DM is a 1997 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1236-97. The FAA register lists 4 Play Aviation LLC as the registrant in Port Orange, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 14, 2020 and expires on May 31, 2027.

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), dated September 12, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N285DM.

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 N285DM.

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.