# N83578: 1946 Champion 7AC, registration cancelled 2018-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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-2254
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 24, 1955
- Last registry action: August 30, 2016
- Mode S code: AB6E5B
- Location: [Limington, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Limington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7458° N, 70.6998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04049, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83578
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83578-2018-05-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ERA16LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA220), Jun 16, 2016: Champion 7AC (N83578), Gorham, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after the airplane’s initial failure to climb.

## 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 20160616009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160616009379A), Jun 16, 2016: Champion 7AC (N83578), Gorham, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot, with passenger (wife) depart Gorham municipal new hampshire airport (2G8) when aircraft lost power and crashed in a wooded area on northwest end of the…

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