# N8556E: 1959 Champion 7HC, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- 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-5
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1959
- Certificate issued: July 29, 2013
- Last registry action: July 29, 2013
- Mode S code: ABBD1A
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcdermott John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDERMOTT%20JOHN%20D), [Krenzke Stephen E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRENZKE%20STEPHEN%20E)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8556E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8556E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556E-2018-03-07

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 7HC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc.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 ANC15CA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15CA064), Aug 16, 2015: Champion 7HC (N8556E), Coldfoot, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to recognize conditions favorable for carburetor icing and apply use of carburetor heat.
- [NTSB ANC66D0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC66D0103), Apr 17, 1966: Champion 7HC (N8556E), Delta Junctn, 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 20150816017869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816017869A), Aug 16, 2015: Champion 7HC (N8556E), Coldfoot, AK, Destroyed. Airman stated he was in a climb to get through the pass when the engine started sputtering. He turned back to cold foot and it got worse, crashed on the side…
- [Incident 19870822058219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870822058219I), Aug 22, 1987: Bbavia 7HC (N8556E), North Pole, AK, Minor damage. Engine quit. Landed on a river gravel bar. A piston cylinder had broken.

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