Single-engine piston

N788BW

1997 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
1230-97
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chatham, MS
Registration record

N788BW on the FAA register

Type
1997 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1230-97
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chatham, MS
Certificate issued
2005-08-23
Airworthiness date
1997-02-20
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AAAE6C
Mode S (octal)
52527154
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N788BW.
  • 1997-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N788BW

N788BW is a 1997 American Champion 7-GCBC Explorer (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1230-97. It is registered to an individual in Chatham, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2005 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated February 20, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N788BW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N788BW.

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.