# N8355V: 1966 Champion 7GCAA, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8)
- 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: 131
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: August 1, 1969
- Certificate issued: January 26, 1977
- Last registry action: December 4, 2001
- Mode S code: AB6E08
- Owner when cancelled: [Ocean Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCEAN%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Ocean City, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Ocean%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3631° N, 75.0850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21842, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8355V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8355V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8355V-2014-11-19

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 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 ATL81FIG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FIG12), Aug 5, 1981: Champion 7GCAA (N8355V), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage

## 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 19810805055239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810805055239A), Aug 5, 1981: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8355V), Ocean City, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot ditched in water when engine malfunction occurred during banner tow operation.

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