Single-engine piston

N8038W

American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
179
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Adelanto, CA
Registration record

N8038W on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA
Serial
179
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Adelanto, CA
Certificate issued
2004-06-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AAF087
Mode S (octal)
52570207
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
301 nm
Cruise (type)
107 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-06-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N8038W to the current registrant.
  • 1993-10-26
    N8038W previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 180 / Archer / Challenger 180 (s/n 282105); cancelled.
Overview

About N8038W

N8038W is an American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA, serial number 179. It is registered to an individual in Adelanto, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 29, 2004 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 107 knots and a range of about 301 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8038W. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
107 kt
Range
301 nm
Power / thrust (each)
115
Takeoff over 50 ft
716 ft
Landing over 50 ft
775 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the American Champion 7-ECA Citabria / 7ECA / Citabria 7-ECA type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-03-04 Accident · Hemet,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0471
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8038W registration before this airframe.
1966-07-24 Accident · Berryville Ark, 04 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2476
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N8038W 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.