Single-engine piston

N455RT

2000 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
447-2000
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southern Genesis Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Midland City, AL
Registration record

N455RT on the FAA register

Type
2000 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA)
Serial
447-2000
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Southern Genesis Aero LLC
Midland City, AL
Certificate issued
2021-10-30
Airworthiness date
2000-09-18
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A58638
Mode S (octal)
51303070
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N455RT.
  • 2000-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N455RT

N455RT is a 2000 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure (FAA model 7GCAA), serial number 447-2000. The FAA register lists Southern Genesis Aero LLC as the registrant in Midland City, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2021 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated September 18, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N455RT. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-09-07 Accident · Taos, NM Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN03LA151
Reported aircraft: Waco YMF-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N455RT registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in the subsequent ground loop/swerve and impact with the ditch.
1989-04-23 Accident · Lansing, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI89LA076
Reported aircraft: Waco Ymf — a different aircraft that carried the N455RT registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL, AND HIS EXCESSIVE BRAKE APPLICATION AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER. THE PILOT'S INEXPERIENCE IN TAILDRAGGER AIRCRAFT, AND THE INADEQUATE SUPERVISION ON THE PART OF THE CHECK PILOT WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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.