# N8555E: 1959 Champion 7HC, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7HC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (registry code 21101PN)
- 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: 7HC-4
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1959
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1974
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: ABBCF7
- Owner when cancelled: [Hiatt Lucian Elmer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIATT%20LUCIAN%20ELMER)
- Location: [Thomasville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Thomasville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8606° N, 80.0993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27360, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8555E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8555E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8555E-2013-07-09

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 7HC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc.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 IAD74FKM31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FKM31), Dec 23, 1973: Champion 7HC (N8555E), Thomasville, NC, substantial damage

## 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 19731223040459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731223040459A), Dec 23, 1973: Blanca 7HC (N8555E), Thomasville, NC, Substantial damage. Power loss after lift off plts attn diverted fm outside acft to inside acft drifted r hit trees.

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