Single-engine piston

N68DG

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

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1208-95
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wasilla, AK
Registration record

N68DG on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 7-GCBC HIGH Country Explorer / 7-GCBC Explorer / 7GCBC
Serial
1208-95
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wasilla, AK
Certificate issued
2024-06-17
Airworthiness date
1995-06-16
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A90130
Mode S (octal)
52200460
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

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N68DG to the current registrant.
  • 1995-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1991-06-21
    N68DG previously assigned to a Lake LA-4 (s/n 382); cancelled.
Overview

About N68DG

N68DG is an American Champion 7-GCBC HIGH Country Explorer / 7-GCBC Explorer / 7GCBC, serial number 1208-95. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 17, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series 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 June 16, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N68DG. 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

1990-06-09 Accident · Onalaska, WA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA90FA171
Reported aircraft: Lake LA-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N68DG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ADVERSE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.

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.