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N161SA

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2002 American Champion 8KCAB · Lycoming AEIO-360 series

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Registered owners
Aviation Consultants Inc DBAAci Jet
Location
San Luis Obispo, CA
Owner type
Corporation
Serial number
901-2002
Year built
2002
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal, acrobatic
Airworthiness date
September 9, 2002
Certificate issued
August 23, 2025
Expires
August 31, 2032
Mode S code
A0F6F6
American Champion 8KCABAirframe model · 1 seat · 1 engine · 449 registeredTCDS A21CEAirframe · American Champion 8KCABTCDS 1E10Engine · Lycoming AEIO-360 series

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming AEIO-360 model are included below.

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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 48

Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

1972In forceSuperseded2026
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Information bulletins that may apply · 16

Advisory, not mandatory.

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NTSB investigations

No NTSB investigations matched to N161SAMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on American Champion 8KCAB aircraft

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.

Incident 20160214007789ILanding: Rollout · Santa Ana, CAOn February 14, 2016 @ approximately 1130 PST, aircraft N161SA, s/n 901-2002 landed at John Wayne airport, Santa Ana, CA on runway 20L pilot ground looped the aircraft causing the right main landing gear arm to shear off at the axle.Feb 14, 2016 · Minor damage
Reports on N161SA not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N161SA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

Incident 19940525025299IPiper PA31350 · Fulton, NYSmoke in cockpit during 135 check ride. Diverted to Fulton. Failed electric directional gyro on copilot panel.May 25, 1994

Service difficulty reports

No reports matched to N161SAGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on American Champion 8KCAB aircraft
Reports on N161SA not matched to an aircraft · 1

They name N161SA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

SDR 97ZZZX1096Switch · faultyPILOT REPORTS LEFT GEAR WILL NOT COME DOWN. C/W GEAR SWINGS WITH HYDRAULIC CART, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. LUBED GEAR, CHECKED RIGGING, REPLACED UPLOCK ROLLERS. FLEW AGAIN, SAME PROBLEM EXISTS. CHANGED LEFT GEAR ACTUATOR AND HYDRAULIC PACK, GEAR CHECK GFeb 10, 1997 · N161SA · Piper PA31350 · Landing Gear Position and Warning

STCs that may be installed · 179

Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

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