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N257AC

American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC

Valid Iowa

N257AC is an American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1999. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Classic Aviation INC, a corporation in Pella, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 29, 2010 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; acrobatic, dated March 8, 1999.

Aircraft

Maker
American Champion Aircraft
Model
7GCBC
Serial number
1257-99
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1999
Transponder code
A27182 (octal 50470602)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 29, 2010
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Acrobatic · March 8, 1999
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00153637

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Classic Aviation INC
Type
Corporation
Address
501 W 15Th St
Pella, IA 50219-7922

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data