Single-engine piston

N697FC

American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
726-70
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blackhawk Holding Corp (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N697FC on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA
Serial
726-70
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Blackhawk Holding Corp
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2020-11-16
Airworthiness date
1988-08-01
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A94537
Mode S (octal)
52242467
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
301 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N697FC.
  • 1988-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N697FC

N697FC is an American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA, serial number 726-70. The FAA register lists Blackhawk Holding Corp as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 301 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated August 1, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N697FC.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
301 nm
Power / thrust (each)
115
Takeoff over 50 ft
716 ft
Landing over 50 ft
775 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA 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 N697FC.

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.