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N8970R

Champion 7EC

Valid Michigan

N8970R is a Champion 7EC, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1960. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Midland, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 28, 2020 and expires on September 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated May 2, 1960.

Aircraft

Maker
Champion
Model
7EC
Serial number
7EC-730
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C90 SERIES · 95 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1960
Cruising speed
90 mph
Transponder code
AC61BD (octal 53060675)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 28, 2020
Expires
September 30, 2027
Last FAA action
March 17, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · May 2, 1960
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00671571

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Merrell Susan E
Type
Individual
Address
2798 W North Union Rd Apt 17
Midland, MI 48642-9291

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