Single-engine piston

N77340

1972 Champion 8KCAB

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
16-72
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Slikker Enterprises Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bakersfield, CA
Registration record

N77340 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Champion 8KCAB
Serial
16-72
Engines
Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Slikker Enterprises Inc
Bakersfield, CA
Certificate issued
2014-12-22
Airworthiness date
1972-04-12
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AA7729
Mode S (octal)
52473451
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
404 nm
Cruise (type)
137 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-12-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N77340 to the current registrant.
  • 1972-04-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1955-10-24
    N77340 previously assigned to a Interstate L-6 (s/n 129); cancelled.
Overview

About N77340

N77340 is a 1972 Champion 8KCAB, serial number 16-72. The FAA register lists Slikker Enterprises Inc as the registrant in Bakersfield, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 22, 2014 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-320 series engine and 1 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 137 knots and a range of about 404 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated April 12, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N77340. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
137 kt
Range
404 nm
Power / thrust (each)
150
Fuel burn
13 gph

Published figures for the Champion 8KCAB type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-12-11 Accident · Lacon, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI83LA058
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-24-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N77340 registration before this airframe.

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.