# N81471: 1945 Champion 7AC, registration cancelled 2009-03-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 17, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-89
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1999
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AB1B9F
- Owners when cancelled: [Connell Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONNELL%20DONALD%20L), [Churchill Kenneth R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHURCHILL%20KENNETH%20R)
- Location: [Des Moines, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Des%20Moines)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3913° N, 122.3150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98198, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81471
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81471
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81471-2009-03-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 7AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac.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 LAX04LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA239), Jun 12, 2004: Champion 7AC (N81471), La Porte, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees while flying along a mountainous ravine.

## 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 20040612011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040612011609A), Jun 12, 2004: Bbavia 7AC (N81471), La Porte, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The student pilot collided with the ground after striking some trees in mountainous terrain. Prior to departing the quincy, CA airport, the pilot…

## Other aircraft with N81471

- [Cancelled 2013-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81471-2013-07-26): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B5028. Exported to Tanzania. Owner: [Cessna Finance Export Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20FINANCE%20EXPORT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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