# N1655G: 1968 Champion 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2011-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 126
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1968
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2000
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A1074F
- Owners when cancelled: [Burns John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURNS%20JOHN%20J), [Smith Walter T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WALTER%20T), [Rimer Steven S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIMER%20STEVEN%20S)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1655G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1655G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1655G-2011-05-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ANC06CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA124), Aug 20, 2006: Champion 7GCBC (N1655G), Clear, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing flare, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20060820017809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060820017809A), Aug 20, 2006: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1655G), Totatlanika Ri, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] on 08-20-06, N1655G, BL-7-gcbc champion clipped birch trees while landing on an unimproved strip near Totatlanika airport. The…
- [Incident 19820713049529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820713049529I), Jul 13, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1655G), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft yawed during climb when fabric came loose around right fuel tank with 9.2 hours since repairs one year ago

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