Single-engine piston

N48TD

1997 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
123297
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Foster Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
1997 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N48TD.
Registration record

N48TD on the FAA register

Type
1997 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
123297
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Foster Aviation LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2022-10-28
Airworthiness date
1997-06-21
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A5E7ED
Mode S (octal)
51363755
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

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N48TD.
  • 1997-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N48TD

N48TD is a 1997 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 123297. The FAA register lists Foster Aviation LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 28, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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, acrobatic), dated June 21, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48TD.

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 N48TD.

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.