Single-engine piston

N9ER

1999 American Champion 7-GCBC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
1271-99
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Manhattan, KS
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC
Representative photo of a American Champion 7-GCBC. Not a photo of N9ER.
Registration record

N9ER on the FAA register

Type
1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC)
Serial
1271-99
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Manhattan, KS
Certificate issued
2008-04-10
Airworthiness date
1999-08-26
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AC6AEE
Mode S (octal)
53065356
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
480 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N9ER to the current registrant.
  • 1999-08-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, acrobatic)).
  • 1997-04-01
    N9ER previously assigned to a Cessna 177RG (s/n 177RG1269); cancelled.
Overview

About N9ER

N9ER is a 1999 American Champion 7-GCBC (FAA model 7GCBC), serial number 1271-99. It is registered to an individual in Manhattan, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2008 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 111 knots and a range of about 480 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, acrobatic), dated August 26, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9ER. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
480 nm
Power / thrust (each)
150
Takeoff over 50 ft
617 ft
Landing over 50 ft
718 ft
Fuel burn
9 gph

Published figures for the American Champion 7-GCBC type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-05-20 Accident · Kent, WA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA95FA103
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177RG — a different aircraft that carried the N9ER registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DURING THE APPROACH. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DUSK LIGHT CONDITION AND THE SHADOWS.

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.