Single-engine piston

N501EL

2009 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2009
Serial
1404-2009
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Journeys Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Boulder, CO
Registration record

N501EL on the FAA register

Type
2009 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA
Serial
1404-2009
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Journeys Aviation Inc
Boulder, CO
Certificate issued
2021-01-23
Airworthiness date
2010-01-13
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A63E16
Mode S (octal)
51437026
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
301 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N501EL.
  • 2010-01-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 2009
    Manufactured (2009).
Overview

About N501EL

N501EL is a 2009 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA, serial number 1404-2009. The FAA register lists Journeys Aviation Inc as the registrant in Boulder, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 301 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated January 13, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N501EL.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
301 nm
Power / thrust (each)
115
Takeoff over 50 ft
716 ft
Landing over 50 ft
775 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the American Champion Aircraft 7ECA 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 N501EL.

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.