# N8399V: 1966 Champion 7ECA, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 473
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1966
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1974
- Last registry action: October 9, 1987
- Mode S code: AB7D70
- Owners when cancelled: [Gerling Fred J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERLING%20FRED%20J), [Gerling Fred F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERLING%20FRED%20F)
- Location: [Thornville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Thornville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8961° N, 82.3913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43076, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8399V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8399V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8399V-2013-05-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca.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 CHI71FGG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FGG06), Jul 12, 1970: Champion 7ECA (N8399V), New Lexingtn, OH, substantial damage

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