# N161PC: 2004 American Champion 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2017-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [American Champion 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (registry code 2121000)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 962-2004
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 2004
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2007
- Last registry action: April 14, 2011
- Mode S code: A0F6AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Michael S Lakin LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHAEL%20S%20LAKIN%20LLC)
- Location: [Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Charleston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3498° N, 81.6326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, WV, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161PC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=161PC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N161PC-2017-10-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the American Champion 8KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN12LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA112), Dec 22, 2011: American Champion 8KCAB (N161PC), Marysville, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient altitude from the terrain while performing low-level aerobatics.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20111222028999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111222028999A), Dec 22, 2011: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB (N161PC), Marysville, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On December 22, 2011, [privacy data omitted] was the pilot in command of aircraft N161PC. [privacy data omitted] Was being observed by a icas examiner during…

## Other aircraft with N161PC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N161PC): John M NYS VANS RV-10, S/N 40052, built 2020

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