# N244SF: 2000 American Champion 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 855-2000
- Year built: 2000
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 2000
- Last registry action: January 11, 2017
- Mode S code: A24071
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.7867° N, 80.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33172, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244SF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=244SF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244SF-2018-05-30

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 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 GAA16CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA281), Jun 4, 2016: American Champion 8KCAB (N244SF), Black Diamond, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abnormal runway contact during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise, aerodynamic stall, impact with terrain, and nose over.

## 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 20160604004049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160604004049A), Jun 4, 2016: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB (N244SF), Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot experienced loss of control of aircraft after misjudging aircraft height above the runway during landing flare at unfamiliar airport.

## Other aircraft with N244SF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N244SF): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40, S/N 40.558, built 2005

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