# N8966R: 1960 Champion 7EC, registration cancelled 2013-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (registry code 21101NM)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7JC-12
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 1960
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1980
- Last registry action: December 19, 1992
- Mode S code: AC5ED8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hartshorn James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTSHORN%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Dillingham, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Dillingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 59.3608° N, 158.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99576, within about 60 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8966R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8966R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8966R-2013-05-17

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 7EC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec.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 ANC82DAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DAG09), Nov 15, 1981: Champion 7EC (N8966R), Dillingham, AK, 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 19811115075989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115075989A), Nov 15, 1981: Bbavia 7JC (N8966R), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Unskilled in tail dragger. Lost control on landing roll. Veered off runway into soft ground.

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