# N8972R: 1960 Champion 7GC, 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 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-171
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1960
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1990
- Last registry action: August 19, 1994
- Mode S code: AC6203
- Owners when cancelled: [Devries David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEVRIES%20DAVID), [Devries Marilyn](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEVRIES%20MARILYN)
- Location: [Lisle, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lisle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7894° N, 88.0840° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60532, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8972R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8972R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8972R-2013-05-17

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (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 MKC66F0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0239), Aug 15, 1965: Champion 7GC (N8972R), Silver Bay, MN, substantial damage

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