Single-engine piston

N540DY

2011 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
1460-2011
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Zionsville, IN
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Registration record

N540DY on the FAA register

Type
2011 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1460-2011
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Zionsville, IN
Certificate issued
2021-03-15
Airworthiness date
2011-02-22
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A6D84E
Mode S (octal)
51554116
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N540DY.
  • 2011-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N540DY

N540DY is a 2011 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1460-2011. It is registered to an individual in Zionsville, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 15, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-B2B engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated February 22, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N540DY.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N540DY.

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.