# N371RF: 1966 Champion 7ECA, registration cancelled 2018-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 506
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1966
- Certificate issued: December 21, 2004
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A438FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Eastep Bernard A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTEP%20BERNARD%20A)
- Location: [Ripley, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Ripley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7464° N, 89.6294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38063, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N371RF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=371RF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371RF-2018-01-23

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca.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 SEA91LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA070), Mar 27, 1991: Champion 7ECA (N371RF), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. FACTORS TOT HE ACCIENT WERE THE PILOT INADEQUATELY PLANNED THE APPROACH, AND UNCONTROLLED GROUND-LOOP, AND THE PILOT'S LACK…

## 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 19910326010989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326010989A), Mar 26, 1991: Bbavia 7ECA (N371RF), Everett, WA, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped off runway on landing. Was first solo in the tail wheel aircraft.

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