# N7516B: 1957 Champion 7FC, registration cancelled 2013-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7FC-20
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1957
- Certificate issued: July 3, 1979
- Last registry action: November 6, 1982
- Mode S code: AA20EC
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcleod William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLEOD%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Hilton Head Island, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Hilton%20Head%20Island)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1757° N, 80.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29928, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7516B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7516B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7516B-2013-05-08

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 Champion 7FC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc.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 ATL81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA019), Nov 30, 1980: Champion 7FC (N7516B), Hilton Head, SC, destroyed, 5 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 19801130072911A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130072911A), Nov 30, 1980: Bbavia 7FC (N7516B), Hilton Head, SC, Destroyed. Turned into other aircraft N3242W. Both in cruise flight. Were on a converging course.

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