# N4889E: 1959 Champion AERONCA 7GC, registration cancelled 2013-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion AERONCA 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gc) (registry code 2110164)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7GC-63
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 1959
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1984
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A609E9
- Owner when cancelled: [Swearingen Terrill P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWEARINGEN%20TERRILL%20P)
- Location: [Columbia, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Columbia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4889E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4889E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4889E-2013-06-18

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 AERONCA 7GC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-aeronca-7gc.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC88FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA007), Oct 14, 1987: Champion Aeronca 7GC (N4889E), Columbia, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MKC84LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA177), Jun 19, 1984: Champion Aeronca 7GC (N4889E), Columbia, MO, substantial damage

## 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 19871014059619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871014059619A), Oct 14, 1987: Bbavia 7GC (N4889E), Columbia, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On final approach nose dived to the ground. Found up elevator cable fused to fuselage on contacting battery cable.
- [Accident 19840618026589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618026589A), Jun 18, 1984: Bbavia 7GC (N4889E), Columbia, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing solo emergency landing and allowed aircraft to contact high grass which pulled it into ground.

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