Single-engine piston

N8949R

1960 Champion 7GC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
7GC-165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Larimore, ND
Registration record

N8949R on the FAA register

Type
1960 Champion 7GC
Serial
7GC-165
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Larimore, ND
Certificate issued
1985-04-05
Airworthiness date
1960-02-09
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC57D3
Mode S (octal)
53053723
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N8949R.
  • 1960-02-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N8949R

N8949R is a 1960 Champion 7GC, serial number 7GC-165. It is registered to an individual in Larimore, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 1985 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 9, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8949R. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-03-13 Accident · Northome, MN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI83LA136
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N8949R 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.