Single-engine piston

N985AC

2004 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
463-2004
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rainey Aerial Ag Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Obion, TN
Registration record

N985AC on the FAA register

Type
2004 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC)
Serial
463-2004
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Rainey Aerial Ag Service Inc
Obion, TN
Certificate issued
2019-04-29
Airworthiness date
2004-10-19
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADBDBA
Mode S (octal)
53336672
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N985AC.
  • 2004-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N985AC

N985AC is a 2004 American Champion 8-GCBC Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 463-2004. The FAA register lists Rainey Aerial Ag Service Inc as the registrant in Obion, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 19, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N985AC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N985AC.

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.