# N2978G: 1968 Champion 7KCAB, registration cancelled 2018-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (registry code 21101P3)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS 1E12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 70
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 2000
- Certificate issued: March 9, 2000
- Last registry action: May 10, 2013
- Mode S code: A312F2
- Owner when cancelled: [Barham Bros Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARHAM%20BROS%20INC)
- Location: [Oak Ridge, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Oak%20Ridge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6013° N, 91.7725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 71264, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2978G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2978G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2978G-2018-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 7KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CEN13FA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA420), Jul 18, 2013: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Oak Ridge, LA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The private pilot’s and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while performing agricultural operations turns low to the ground, which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to…
- [NTSB FTW00LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA227), Jul 29, 2000: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Rayville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the wind gusts.
- [NTSB MKC73DCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCA29), Jun 21, 1973: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Houston, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20130718013119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130718013119A), Jul 18, 2013: Champion 7KCAB (N2978G), Oak Ridge, LA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft may have entered a stall during what may have been practice ag manuevers and was unable to to recover due to altitude resulting in a fatal crash
- [Accident 20000729008009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729008009A), Jul 29, 2000: Bbavia 7KCAB (N2978G), Rayville, LA, No damage. (-23) Student pilot lost control on landing due to gusty winds. Instructor failed to take control, and aircraft veered off of the runway and into a ditch. The…
- [Accident 19730621018569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730621018569A), Jun 21, 1973: Blanca 7KCAB (N2978G), Houston, MO, Substantial damage. Acft lndd with side load on r gr.

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