Single-engine piston

N7DF

2007 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
1055-2007
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skyshoe III LLC (LLC)
Based
Beverly, MA
Registration record

N7DF on the FAA register

Type
2007 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB)
Serial
1055-2007
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Registered owner
Skyshoe III LLC
Beverly, MA
Certificate issued
2012-01-10
Airworthiness date
2007-12-14
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A9502D
Mode S (octal)
52250055
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-03-04
    Accident at Beverly, MA; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-01-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N7DF to the current registrant.
  • 2007-12-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1992-11-04
    N7DF previously assigned to a Glasflugel STD Libelle 201B (s/n 238); cancelled.
Overview

About N7DF

N7DF is a 2007 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA model 8KCAB), serial number 1055-2007. The FAA register lists Skyshoe III LLC as the registrant in Beverly, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 10, 2012 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated December 14, 2007.

N7DF has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2012-03-04 Accident · Beverly, MA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA12CA220
Reported aircraft: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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.