Single-engine piston

N778AC

1997 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
381-97
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Willcox, AZ
Registration record

N778AC on the FAA register

Type
1997 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
381-97
Engines
Lycoming O-360-A1D
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Willcox, AZ
Certificate issued
2022-10-20
Airworthiness date
1997-05-06
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA86C2
Mode S (octal)
52503302
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N778AC.
  • 1997-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N778AC

N778AC is a 1997 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 381-97. It is registered to co-owners in Willcox, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 2022 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360-A1D engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 6, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N778AC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N778AC.

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.