# N8340V: 1966 Champion 7GCAA, registration cancelled 1970-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 87
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1966
- Mode S code: AB69A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Orloff Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORLOFF%20FRANK)
- Location: [Oildale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oildale)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8340V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8340V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340V-1970-04-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 7GCAA: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa.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 LAX68A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0002-115793), Jul 4, 1967: Champion 7GCAA (N8340V), Amboy, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N8340V

- [Cancelled 1989-06-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340V-1989-06-22): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 348133018. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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