# N518F: 2009 American Champion 7GCAA, registration cancelled 2018-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [American Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa) (registry code 2121002)
- Engine: [Lycoming O-320-B2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (registry code 42138)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5182009
- Year built: 2009
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 10, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 29, 2012
- Last registry action: March 29, 2012
- Mode S code: A67FA4
- Owner when cancelled: [Cinco De Flyo LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CINCO%20DE%20FLYO%20LLC)
- Location: [Bridgewater, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Bridgewater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5924° N, 74.6188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08807, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=518F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518F-2018-02-08

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 7GCAA: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa.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 ERA12CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA204), Mar 2, 2012: American Champion 7GCAA (N518F), Bedminster, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s inadvertent movement of the pitch trim control to the nose-down position while attempting a go-around.

## 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 20120302006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120302006489A), Mar 2, 2012: American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA (N518F), Bedminister, NJ, Substantial damage. The flight instructor and private pilot were practicing emergency landings at the sommerset NJ. Airport. The private pilot was in the process of practicing an…

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