N79RA is a 2001 American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 1312-2001. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Oct 31, 2033; the renewal window opens on Apr 30, 2033. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal, acrobatic), issued Apr 30, 2001. It is one of 232 7GCBC aircraft in the FAA registry. About 54% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 2, 2011.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2033
- Registrant type
- Co-owned
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Certificate issued
- Oct 14, 2026
- Last FAA action
- Oct 14, 2026
- Mode S code (hex)
- AAB724
- Mode S code (octal)
- 52533444
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
- Model
- 7GCBC
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- A-759 (American Champion Aircraft Corp.)
- Year manufactured
- 2001
- Serial number
- 1312-2001
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Apr 30, 2001
- Approved operations
- Normal, Acrobatic
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1997 | RUTAN BURT L LONG EZ | 0001 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2011 | Sugar Land, TX | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC this airframe | Substantial | Minor | CEN11CA450 |
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.