Single-engine piston

N518AC

2000 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2000
Serial
448-2000
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hoopeston, IL
Registration record

N518AC on the FAA register

Type
2000 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA)
Serial
448-2000
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hoopeston, IL
Certificate issued
2016-10-27
Airworthiness date
2000-10-19
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A67F2A
Mode S (octal)
51477452
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-10-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N518AC to the current registrant.
  • 2000-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1991-03-29
    N518AC previously assigned to a Douglas Super DC-3 (s/n 43191); cancelled.
Overview

About N518AC

N518AC is a 2000 American Champion 7-GCAA Adventure (FAA model 7GCAA), serial number 448-2000. It is registered to an individual in Hoopeston, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 27, 2016 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated October 19, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N518AC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N518AC.

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.