Single-engine piston

N78PD

2003 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2003
Serial
919-2003
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Punta Gorda, FL
Registration record

N78PD on the FAA register

Type
2003 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB)
Serial
919-2003
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Punta Gorda, FL
Certificate issued
2020-09-28
Airworthiness date
2003-05-16
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AA8F76
Mode S (octal)
52507566
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N78PD to the current registrant.
  • 2003-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1982-08-30
    N78PD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Vari-Eze (s/n 1610); cancelled.
Overview

About N78PD

N78PD is a 2003 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA model 8KCAB), serial number 919-2003. It is registered to co-owners in Punta Gorda, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated May 16, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78PD. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-09-25 Accident · Lake Wales,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3804
Reported aircraft: Varieze Rutan — a different aircraft that carried the N78PD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: NITIAL CLIMB FOR UNK REASON.

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.