Single-engine piston

N563T

American Champion 7-GCBC HIGH Country Explorer / 7-GCBC Explorer / 7GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1462-2011
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-C4P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Walker Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Andover, KS
Registration record

N563T on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 7-GCBC HIGH Country Explorer / 7-GCBC Explorer / 7GCBC
Serial
1462-2011
Engines
Lycoming O-360-C4P
Registered owner
Walker Aviation LLC
Andover, KS
Certificate issued
2022-02-19
Airworthiness date
2011-04-29
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A733B8
Mode S (octal)
51631670
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
411 nm
Cruise (type)
103 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N563T to the current registrant.
  • 2011-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1974-01-02
    N563T previously assigned to a Beechcraft A33 Debonair (s/n CD-339); cancelled.
Overview

About N563T

N563T is an American Champion 7-GCBC HIGH Country Explorer / 7-GCBC Explorer / 7GCBC, serial number 1462-2011. The FAA register lists Walker Aviation LLC as the registrant in Andover, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 19, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-C4P engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 103 knots and a range of about 411 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated April 29, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N563T. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
103 kt
Range
411 nm
Power / thrust (each)
150
Takeoff over 50 ft
617 ft
Landing over 50 ft
718 ft
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the American Champion 7-GCBC HIGH Country Explorer / 7-GCBC Explorer / 7GCBC type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-04-30 Accident · West Bend,Wis, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1337
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 35-A33 — a different aircraft that carried the N563T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IDE AUTO PLT.AUTO PLT CKD BY MFG FOUND OK.

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.