Single-engine piston

N8550E

1959 Champion 7FC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
7FC-351
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lehigh Acres, FL
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Registration record

N8550E on the FAA register

Type
1959 Champion 7FC
Serial
7FC-351
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lehigh Acres, FL
Certificate issued
2026-02-20
Airworthiness date
1959-08-03
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABBC48
Mode S (octal)
52736110
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N8550E.
  • 1968-04-07
    Accident at So.Plainfield,Nj, 30; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-08-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N8550E

N8550E is a 1959 Champion 7FC, serial number 7FC-351. It is registered to an individual in Lehigh Acres, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 20, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 3, 1959.

N8550E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-05-08 Accident · Old Bridge, NJ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC83LA109
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N8550E registration before this airframe.
1968-04-07 Accident · So.Plainfield,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1297
Reported aircraft: Champion 7EC

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.