# N80RK: 1996 American Champion 7GCBC, registration cancelled 2017-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [American Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PL)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1226-96
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 1996
- Certificate issued: May 31, 2011
- Last registry action: April 24, 2014
- Mode S code: AAE105
- Owner when cancelled: [Ralph David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RALPH%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Great Barrington, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Great%20Barrington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1753° N, 73.3265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01230, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80RK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80RK-2017-03-28

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 7GCBC: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc.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 ERA16CA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA197), May 29, 2016: American Champion 7GCBC (N80RK), Warner, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: An encounter with instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot's spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

## 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 20160529025139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160529025139A), May 29, 2016: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (N80RK), Warner, NH, Destroyed. Non-instrument rated pilot inadvertently continued cruise flight into deteriorating conditions. After entering IMC and attempting to climb away from…

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