Single-engine piston

N391AC

1979 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
400-98
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Champion Aircraft Corp (Corporation)
Based
Rochester, WI
Registration record

N391AC on the FAA register

Type
1979 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
400-98
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series
Registered owner
American Champion Aircraft Corp
Rochester, WI
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1979-10-18
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A48683
Mode S (octal)
51103203
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1979-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N391AC

N391AC is a 1979 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 400-98. The FAA register lists American Champion Aircraft Corp as the registrant in Rochester, Wisconsin.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney PT6A series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N391AC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N391AC.

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.