Single-engine piston

N615DD

2021 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2021
Serial
615-2021
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Shady Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Beebe, AR
Registration record

N615DD on the FAA register

Type
2021 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
615-2021
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Registered owner
Shady Aviation LLC
Beebe, AR
Certificate issued
2025-04-14
Airworthiness date
2021-08-13
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A801A0
Mode S (octal)
52000640
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N615DD.
  • 2022-11-11
    Accident at Payson, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-08-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N615DD

N615DD is a 2021 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 615-2021. The FAA register lists Shady Aviation LLC as the registrant in Beebe, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-390-A1B6 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 13, 2021.

N615DD has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-11-11 Accident · Payson, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR23LA030
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC
Probable cause: The pilot s improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with insufficient takeoff distance which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with vegetation.

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.