# N7579F: Champion 7ECA, registration cancelled 1997-07-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 22, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 74870
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1992
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: AA37A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Gilham Kenneth A II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILHAM%20KENNETH%20A%20II)
- Location: [Cape Coral, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Cape%20Coral)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5754° N, 81.9449° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33904, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7579F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7579F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7579F-1997-07-22

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca.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 MIA95FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA027), Nov 23, 1994: Champion 7ECA (N7579F), Arcadia, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE DUAL-STUDENT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER SUPERVISION OF THE…

## 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 19941123039109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123039109A), Nov 23, 1994: Bbavia 7ECA (N7579F), Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Observed flying low. Nose up roll over impact vertical. Pilot severe atherosclerosis. Student on control at impact.
- [Incident 19931114048889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931114048889I), Nov 14, 1993: Bbavia 7ECA (N7579F), Arcadia, FL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Veered right, struck a runway light.

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