# N8520E: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 2, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8520E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8520E

## Aircraft that carried N8520E

- [Cancelled 2020-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8520E-2020-08-02): Champion 7FC, S/N 7FC-330. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stump Earl S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUMP%20EARL%20S), [Athens, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Athens)

## NTSB investigations on N8520E (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC98FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA166), Aug 12, 1998: Champion 7FC (N8520E), Alliance, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the approach which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience and lack…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8520E (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980812020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812020599A), Aug 12, 1998: Bbavia 7FC (N8520E), Alliance, OH, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was on approach for runway #9 at 2D1. At approximately 400 ft. from end of runway aircraft collided with the ground in a 45 degree nose down…

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