Single-engine piston

N9581S

1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1966
Serial
192
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Midland, VA
What's N9581S worth? Track flights
Registration record

N9581S on the FAA register

Type
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA: Champion 7ECA)
Serial
192
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Midland, VA
Certificate issued
2018-07-17
Airworthiness date
1999-08-05
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD54EB
Mode S (octal)
53252353
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-21
    Accident at Beaufort, NC; damage: substantial.
  • 2018-07-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N9581S.
  • 1999-08-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1966
    Manufactured (1966).
Overview

About N9581S

N9581S is a 1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria (FAA model 7ECA), serial number 192. It is registered to an individual in Midland, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 17, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 5, 1999.

N9581S 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

2024-07-21 Accident · Beaufort, NC Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · ERA24LA311
Reported aircraft: Champion 7ECA
Probable cause: The pilot s inadequate fuel planning and preflight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, a total loss of engine power, and a forced landing.
NTSB report ↗
1967-05-08 Accident · Stanford,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1466
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N9581S registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More American Champion 7-ECA Citabria aircraft

N11085
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
N1ZZ
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
N2518F
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
N2524F
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
N2525F
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
N2563F
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
N2569F
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
N2576F
1966 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria
All 419 American Champion 7-ECA Citabria registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Virginia

N957YU
Homebuilt 810-00028
N957ZU
Homebuilt 810-00028
N9580U
1975 Grumman/American General AA5A Cheetah
N9581U
Homebuilt 810-00028
N9583U
Homebuilt 810-00028
N9584U
Homebuilt 810-00028
All 5,972 aircraft registered in Virginia →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Champion

Champion models on the register

Own N9581S?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: American Champion aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Virginia· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.