Single-engine piston

N59WD

2007 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2007
Serial
1423-2007
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Horner Michael W + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Manakin Sabot, VA
2007 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N59WD.
Registration record

N59WD on the FAA register

Type
2007 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1423-2007
Engines
Lycoming O-320-B2B
Registered owner
Horner Michael W + 1 co-owner
Manakin Sabot, VA
Certificate issued
2025-01-29
Airworthiness date
2007-02-09
Registration expires
2032-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A79D06
Mode S (octal)
51716406
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
480 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N59WD.
  • 2007-02-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N59WD

N59WD is a 2007 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1423-2007. The FAA register lists Horner Michael W + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Manakin Sabot, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2025 and expires on January 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-B2B engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 111 knots and a range of about 480 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated February 9, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59WD.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
480 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 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59WD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More American Champion 7-GCBC aircraft

All 232 American Champion 7-GCBC registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Virginia

All 5,972 aircraft registered in Virginia →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from American Champion Aircraft

American Champion Aircraft models on the register

Own N59WD?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: American Champion aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Virginia· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.