Single-engine piston

N975BC

2017 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
584-2017
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Clifton, IL
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Registration record

N975BC on the FAA register

Type
2017 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
584-2017
Engines
Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Clifton, IL
Certificate issued
2024-10-02
Airworthiness date
2017-07-18
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD9654
Mode S (octal)
53313124
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N975BC to the current registrant.
  • 2017-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-03-27
    N975BC previously assigned to a Cessna 172R Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk (s/n 17280046); cancelled.
Overview

About N975BC

N975BC is a 2017 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 584-2017. It is registered to an individual in Clifton, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-390-A1B6 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 18, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N975BC. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-02-13 Accident · Battle Creek, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI01LA092
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172R — a different aircraft that carried the N975BC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Aircraft control not maintained by the student pilot during the takeoff roll. Factors to the accident were the student pilot's lack of experience and the snowbank.
2000-04-18 Accident · Battle Creek, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI00LA115
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172R — a different aircraft that carried the N975BC registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the misjudged landing flare, the student's lack of total experience, the runway lights, and the runway signs.

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.