Single-engine piston

N83DH

1997 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1997
Serial
786-96
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Garden City, SD
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Registration record

N83DH on the FAA register

Type
1997 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB)
Serial
786-96
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Garden City, SD
Certificate issued
2011-06-06
Airworthiness date
1997-01-06
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AB5654
Mode S (octal)
52653124
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-09-13
    Accident at Groton, SD; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-06-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N83DH to the current registrant.
  • 2002-06-24
    Accident at Giddings, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-01-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N83DH

N83DH is a 1997 American Champion 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon (FAA model 8KCAB), serial number 786-96. It is registered to an individual in Garden City, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 6, 2011 and expires on June 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 January 6, 1997.

N83DH has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-09-13 Accident · Groton, SD Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN20LA389
Reported aircraft: Champion 8KCAB
Probable cause: The pilot s loss of airplane control during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver.
2002-06-24 Accident · Giddings, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN02LA058
Reported aircraft: American Champion (ACAC) 8KCAB
Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control during the landing rollout. A contributing factor was the subsequent inadvertent ground loop of the airplane.

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.