Single-engine piston

N538EE

2022 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2022
Serial
1205-2022
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Light Speed Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Los Angeles, CA
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Registration record

N538EE on the FAA register

Type
2022 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB)
Serial
1205-2022
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Registered owner
Light Speed Air LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2023-04-02
Airworthiness date
2022-11-09
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A6CE8E
Mode S (octal)
51547216
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-02
    Accident at Mojave, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N538EE.
  • 2022-11-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N538EE

N538EE is a 2022 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA model 8KCAB), serial number 1205-2022. The FAA register lists Light Speed Air LLC as the registrant in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated November 9, 2022.

N538EE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-05-02 Accident · Mojave, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR25LA149
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB
Probable cause: The pilot s exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack during climb out from an aborted landing.
NTSB report ↗

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.