Single-engine piston

N80SD

2005 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
1397-2007
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235-K2C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lake Area Technical College (Government)
Based
Watertown, SD
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Registration record

N80SD on the FAA register

Type
2005 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA
Serial
1397-2007
Engines
Lycoming O-235-K2C
Registered owner
Lake Area Technical College
Watertown, SD
Certificate issued
2025-11-10
Airworthiness date
2012-05-02
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AAE118
Mode S (octal)
52560430
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

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N80SD to the current registrant.
  • 2012-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
  • 2000-09-20
    N80SD previously assigned to a Bell 47G-3B-1 (s/n 3679); cancelled.
Overview

About N80SD

N80SD is a 2005 American Champion Aircraft 7ECA, serial number 1397-2007. The FAA register lists Lake Area Technical College as the registrant in Watertown, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235-K2C engine 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. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated May 2, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N80SD. 1 earlier record involves 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 Aircraft 7ECA type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-04-20 Accident · Sedro Wooley, WA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · SEA98LA064
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G-3B-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N80SD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Fuel contamination and subsequent carburetor fuel flow restriction initiated by the use of an improper material (incorrect fuel hose). A factor was the trees.

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.