Single-engine piston

N9580S

1965 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1965
Serial
30
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Skyvault Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Saint Petersburg, FL
Registration record

N9580S on the FAA register

Type
1965 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
30
Engines
Continental O-200 series
Registered owner
Skyvault Holdings LLC
Saint Petersburg, FL
Certificate issued
2024-06-25
Airworthiness date
1965-09-03
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AD54C8
Mode S (octal)
53252310
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-27
    Accident at Sussex, NJ; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-06-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N9580S.
  • 1965-09-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility, acrobatic)).
Overview

About N9580S

N9580S is a 1965 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 30. The FAA register lists Skyvault Holdings LLC as the registrant in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 25, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-200 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility, acrobatic), dated September 3, 1965.

N9580S 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

2024-08-27 Accident · Sussex, NJ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA24LA359
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to properly secure the left wing fuel cap, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
NTSB report ↗
1983-09-11 Accident · Spokane, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA83LA199
Reported aircraft: Bellanca GCBC — a different aircraft that carried the N9580S 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.