# N1653G: Champion 7GCBC, registration cancelled 1992-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 125
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 16, 1980
- Last registry action: March 26, 1992
- Mode S code: A10709
- Owners when cancelled: [Shellhart Rod D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELLHART%20ROD%20D), [Palmer Budd B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALMER%20BUDD%20B)
- Location: [Wheatland, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Wheatland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0019° N, 105.1298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82201, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1653G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1653G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1653G-1992-04-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Champion 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc.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 DEN87LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87LA082), Apr 3, 1987: Champion 7GCBC (N1653G), Rock Rover, WY, destroyed

## 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 19870403038869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870403038869A), Apr 3, 1987: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1653G), Rock River, WY, Destroyed. The aircraft encountered a soft spot in a pasture during takeoff. The plane failed to lift off and nosed over.

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