Single-engine piston

N981DC

American Champion 8-KCAB Super Decathlon / 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon / Super Decathlon 8-KCAB-180

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1085-2009
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Merten Aviation Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Holtville, CA
Registration record

N981DC on the FAA register

Type
American Champion 8-KCAB Super Decathlon / 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon / Super Decathlon 8-KCAB-180 (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB)
Serial
1085-2009
Engines
Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B
Registered owner
Merten Aviation Services LLC
Holtville, CA
Certificate issued
2026-07-22
Airworthiness date
2009-03-25
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADAF29
Mode S (octal)
53327451
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N981DC.
  • 2009-03-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N981DC

N981DC is an American Champion 8-KCAB Super Decathlon / 8-KCAB Xtreme Decathlon / Super Decathlon 8-KCAB-180 (FAA model 8KCAB), serial number 1085-2009. The FAA register lists Merten Aviation Services LLC as the registrant in Holtville, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming AEIO-360-H1B engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 25, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N981DC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N981DC.

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.