Single-engine piston

N445AC

1998 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1998
Serial
389-98
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Kennebunk, ME
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Registration record

N445AC on the FAA register

Type
1998 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
389-98
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kennebunk, ME
Certificate issued
2016-05-19
Airworthiness date
1998-01-22
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A55D33
Mode S (octal)
51256463
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N445AC to the current registrant.
  • 1998-01-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-06-12
    N445AC previously assigned to a Swearingen SA-227AC Metro III (s/n AC445); cancelled.
Overview

About N445AC

N445AC is a 1998 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 389-98. It is registered to co-owners in Kennebunk, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 19, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 22, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N445AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-11-09 Accident · Covington, KY Damage: Substantial NTSB · BFO91LA011
Reported aircraft: Fairchild SA227-AC — a different aircraft that carried the N445AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. CHECKRIDE-INDUCED PRESSURE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR, AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CHECK PILOT WAS A FACTOR.

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.