# N8529E: 1959 Champion 7GC, 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 7GC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (registry code 21101N2)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7GC-88
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 13, 2004
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1993
- Last registry action: April 13, 2009
- Mode S code: ABB25E
- Owner when cancelled: [Covington Tom C Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COVINGTON%20TOM%20C%20JR)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8529E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8529E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8529E-2013-05-14

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 7GC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC04LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA041), Apr 19, 2004: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot which resulted in a loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, and subsequent collision with a ditch. A factor…
- [NTSB ANC75DAG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG45), Oct 3, 1974: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Chitina, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC71DAD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAD02), Aug 21, 1970: Champion 7GC (N8529E), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20040418018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040418018219A), Apr 18, 2004: Bbavia 7GC (N8529E), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) By definition the pilot a "student" is not competent see item 43.
- [Accident 19741003033049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741003033049A), Oct 3, 1974: Blanca 7GC (N8529E), Chitina, AK, Substantial damage. Acft lnd on sandbar. Gr hit ridge of frozen sand.

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