# N561ER: American Champion 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2007-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [American Champion 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (registry code 2121000)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 934-2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 16, 2004
- Last registry action: January 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A72B15
- Owner when cancelled: [Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EMBRY-RIDDLE%20AERONAUTICAL%20UNIVERSITY%20INC)
- Location: [Prescott, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Prescott)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5981° N, 112.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 86301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=561ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561ER-2007-03-07

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 8KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2004FA0000164](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2004FA0000164), Feb 4, 2004: FUEL CAP. MISINSTALLED. FUEL TANK CAPS ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO SECURE PROPERLY. IT IS EASY TO PUT THE CAP ON PARTIALLY. THE FACTORY RECOMMENDS THE CAP GASKETS BE LUBED WITH SILICONE SPRA

## 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 LAX04FA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04FA304), Aug 28, 2004: American Champion 8KCAB (N561ER), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain adequate clearance from each other while performing formation aerobatic maneuvers.

## 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 20040828022551A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828022551A), Aug 28, 2004: Bbavia 8KCAB (N561ER), Prescott Valley, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Two aircraft collided in flight while practicing aerobatics. The pilot of each airplane was the only occupant of that aircraft. The pilots were…

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