# N83857: Champion 7AC, registration cancelled 1971-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-2538
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1967
- Mode S code: AB7939
- Owner when cancelled: [R W Hollaway](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20W%20HOLLAWAY)
- Location: [Avab, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Avab)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83857
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83857-1971-07-08

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 7AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA71AM094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM094), May 9, 1971: Aeronca 7AC (N83857), Arab, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA66D0574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0574), May 29, 1966: Aeronca 7AC (N83857), Fayetteville, TN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N83857

- [Cancelled 1993-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83857-1993-05-05): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0336. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Pope A O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPE%20A%20O), New Brunswick

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