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N485T

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2004 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB

Fixed wing single engineLake Villa, ILRegistered Aug 4, 2025

N485T is a 2004 American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 973-2004, registered in Lake Villa, IL. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Aug 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Feb 29, 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 May 13, 2025. It is one of 450 8KCAB aircraft in the FAA registry, 13 of them registered in Illinois. About 45% of them were built after it.

2129days left
Registration expiresAug 31, 2032

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Aug 31, 2032
Registrant type
Co-owned
Registered owner
Individual owner, name not shown
Location
Lake Villa, IL
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Greater Chicago FSDO (CHI FSDO) · (847) 294-8700
Certificate issued
Aug 4, 2025
Last FAA action
Aug 4, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
A5FCD5
Mode S code (octal)
51376325
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
Model
8KCAB
Type certificate (TCDS)
A21CE (American Champion Aircraft Corp.)
Year manufactured
2004
Serial number
973-2004
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 May 13, 2025
Approved operations
Normal, Acrobatic

Public airports near Lake Villa

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Campbell
Grayslake, IL
C816 miNon-towered100LL
Camp Lake
Camp Lake, WI
49C8 miNon-towered-
Waukegan Ntl
Chicago/Waukegan, IL
KUGN11 miTowered100LL, A

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

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
Jun 13, 2013BEECH D50CDH-3001961

Other 8KCAB in Illinois