Single-engine piston

N40SG

American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
550-2012
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Zeliff Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Batavia, NY
Registration record

N40SG on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
550-2012
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Registered owner
Zeliff Aviation LLC
Batavia, NY
Certificate issued
2020-11-04
Airworthiness date
2012-07-19
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4ABDF
Mode S (octal)
51125737
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-11-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N40SG to the current registrant.
  • 2012-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2006-04-06
    N40SG previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 3023); cancelled.
  • 1991-04-08
    N40SG previously assigned to a Cessna Conquest II (s/n 4410276); cancelled.
Overview

About N40SG

N40SG is an American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 550-2012. The FAA register lists Zeliff Aviation LLC as the registrant in Batavia, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 4, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-390-A1B6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 19, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40SG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40SG.

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.