# N5285X: 1969 Champion 7KCAB, registration cancelled 2013-04-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 8, 2013
- 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: 219
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1995
- Last registry action: June 7, 2001
- Mode S code: A6A9C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelson Roger C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20ROGER%20C)
- Location: [Eloy, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Eloy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7559° N, 111.5548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eloy, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5285X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5285X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285X-2013-04-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 FTW85LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA217), May 11, 1985: Champion 7KCAB (N5285X), Chattanooga, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19850511016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016589A), May 11, 1985: Bbavia 7KCAB (N5285X), Chattanooga, OK, Substantial damage. Unable to regain control after glider in tow climbed above tow plane on takeoff in gusty winds.

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