# N8520E: Champion 7FC, registration cancelled 2020-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7FC-330
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2009
- Last registry action: November 12, 2016
- Mode S code: ABB123
- Owner when cancelled: [Stump Earl S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUMP%20EARL%20S)
- Location: [Athens, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3117° N, 82.0739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45701, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8520E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8520E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8520E-2020-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 7FC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc.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 NYC98FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA166), Aug 12, 1998: Champion 7FC (N8520E), Alliance, OH, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during the approach which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience and lack…

## 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 19980812020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812020599A), Aug 12, 1998: Bbavia 7FC (N8520E), Alliance, OH, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was on approach for runway #9 at 2D1. At approximately 400 ft. from end of runway aircraft collided with the ground in a 45 degree nose down…

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