N1230S is a 2005 American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 1011-2005, registered in Bend, OR. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Sep 30, 2032; the renewal window opens on Mar 30, 2032. It is powered by a Lycoming AEIO-360 SER rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal, acrobatic), issued Dec 7, 2005. It is one of 450 8KCAB aircraft in the FAA registry, 7 of them registered in Oregon. About 38% of them were built after it.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2032
- Registrant type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- SPECIALIZED AERO WORKS LLC
- Location
- Bend, OR
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Portland FSDO (Northwest) (PDX FSDO) · (503) 615-3200 or (800) 847-3806
- Certificate issued
- Sep 3, 2025
- Last FAA action
- Sep 3, 2025
- Mode S code (hex)
- A06140
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50060500
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
- Model
- 8KCAB
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- A21CE (American Champion Aircraft Corp.)
- Year manufactured
- 2005
- Serial number
- 1011-2005
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER (180 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 1
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Dec 7, 2005
- Approved operations
- Normal, Acrobatic
Public airports near Bend
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend Municipal Bend, OR | KBDN | 6 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Sunriver Sunriver, OR | S21 | 14 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A, A+ |
| Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal Redmond, OR | KRDM | 16 mi | Towered | 100LL, A, MOGAS |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2017 | AEROTEK PITTS S-2A | 2216 | 1980 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2017 | West Palm Beach, FL | Aerotek PITTS S-2A other aircraft | Substantial | None | GAA17CA181 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.