# N1693G: 1968 Champion 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 136
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1968
- Certificate issued: December 18, 1968
- Last registry action: May 9, 1992
- Mode S code: A115E5
- Owners when cancelled: [Halbeisen John F  DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALBEISEN%20JOHN%20F%20%20DBA), [Halbeisen Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALBEISEN%20ASSOCIATES)
- Location: [Brookville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Brookville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8424° N, 84.4166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45309, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1693G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1693G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1693G-2014-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 LAX91LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA340), Aug 2, 1991: Champion 7GCBC (N1693G), Lake Elsinore, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. FACTORS RELATING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DECISION TO PERFORM AEROBATICS AT AN IMPROPER ALTITUDE.

## 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 19910801031099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801031099A), Aug 1, 1991: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1693G), Lake Elsinore, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Low level loops and rolls. Entered spin from hammerhead stall. Failed to recover. No altitude waiver. No parachutes.

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