Single-engine piston

N725AC

1999 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
1254-98
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Turlock, CA
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N725AC.
Registration record

N725AC on the FAA register

Type
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1254-98
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Turlock, CA
Certificate issued
2025-09-13
Airworthiness date
1999-01-12
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A9B622
Mode S (octal)
52333042
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

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N725AC to the current registrant.
  • 1999-01-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1995-06-07
    N725AC previously assigned to a Aero Commander 500 S / 500S (s/n 3144); cancelled.
Overview

About N725AC

N725AC is a 1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1254-98. It is registered to an individual in Turlock, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 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 January 12, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N725AC. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1992-02-07 Accident · Richmond Hts., OH Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC92FA055
Reported aircraft: Aero Commander 500S — a different aircraft that carried the N725AC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT SPIN AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO ALLOW RECOVERY. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE; A POWER LOSS IN THE LEFT ENGINE AS RESULT OF THE EXHAUST VALVE FAILURES IN CYLINDERS #3 AND #5.

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.