Single-engine piston

N9816Y

1949 Champion 7FC

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1949
Serial
7FC-400
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Wadsworth, IL
Registration record

N9816Y on the FAA register

Type
1949 Champion 7FC
Serial
7FC-400
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wadsworth, IL
Certificate issued
1992-09-08
Airworthiness date
1977-04-25
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADB21C
Mode S (octal)
53331034
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N9816Y to the current registrant.
  • 1988-11-22
    N9816Y previously assigned to a Cessna 210N (s/n 21064606); cancelled.
  • 1977-04-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-01-04
    Accident at Mishawaka Ind, 14; damage: substantial.
  • 1964-08-01
    Accident at Bainbridge Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1949
    Manufactured (1949).
Overview

About N9816Y

N9816Y is a 1949 Champion 7FC, serial number 7FC-400. It is registered to an individual in Wadsworth, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 1992 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 (normal), dated April 25, 1977.

N9816Y has 2 accident/incident records 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

1970-08-02 Accident · Reed City,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3325
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7FC — a different aircraft that carried the N9816Y registration before this airframe.
1965-01-04 Accident · Mishawaka Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0193
Reported aircraft: Champion 7FC
1964-08-01 Accident · Bainbridge Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2294
Reported aircraft: Champion 7FC

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.