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N8947R

Champion 7GC

N8947R is a Champion 7GC, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1960. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Hettinger, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 25, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated February 12, 1960.

Aircraft

Maker
Champion
Model
7GC
Serial number
7GC163
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1960
Cruising speed
90 mph
Transponder code
AC578D (octal 53053615)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 25, 2021
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · February 12, 1960
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00721611

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Upton Chris M
Type
Co-owned
Address
406 8Th St NW
Hettinger, ND 58639-9560
Co-owners
Upton Joan L

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

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