Single-engine piston

N518BC

2023 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
632-2023
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N815Bc LLC (LLC)
Based
Post Falls, ID
Registration record

N518BC on the FAA register

Type
2023 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
632-2023
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Registered owner
N815Bc LLC
Post Falls, ID
Certificate issued
2023-09-08
Airworthiness date
2023-06-22
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A67F43
Mode S (octal)
51477503
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N518BC to the current registrant.
  • 2023-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2018-01-08
    N518BC previously assigned to a Homebuilt Loehle Mustang 5151 (s/n 5151-10873332); cancelled.
Overview

About N518BC

N518BC is a 2023 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 632-2023. The FAA register lists N815Bc LLC as the registrant in Post Falls, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-390-A1B6 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 22, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N518BC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-06-22 Accident · Livermore, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · WPR14FA258
Reported aircraft: Parker Loehle Mustang T5151 — a different aircraft that carried the N518BC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: An in-flight fire of unknown origin for reasons that could not be determined because of impact damage and postimpact fire damage.

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.