# N8976R: 1960 Champion 7HC, registration cancelled 2012-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- 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-28
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1960
- Last registry action: March 9, 2011
- Mode S code: AC628F
- Location: [Kenai, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kenai)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.8349° N, 150.7241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99611, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8976R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8976R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976R-2012-08-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ANC11CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA049), Jun 16, 2011: Champion 7HC (N8976R), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in the collapse of the main landing gear, and a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC87LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA123), Aug 16, 1987: Champion 7HC (N8976R), Seward, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20110616011089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110616011089A), Jun 16, 2011: Champion 7HC (N8976R), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot landed off airport near redoubt creek AK, aircraft's right gear struck a rock after touchdown which caused the gear to collapse. The right wingtip and…
- [Accident 19870816045659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816045659A), Aug 16, 1987: Bbavia 7HC (N8976R), Seward, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft veered off the runway on landing and nosed over. Passenger reported pilot landed with a tailwind.
- [Incident 19830918065969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918065969I), Sep 18, 1983: Bbavia 7HC (N8976R), Cordova, AK, Minor damage. Left main gear collapsed on the landing roll out at a remote hunting camp strip.

## Other aircraft with N8976R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8976R): G A Vanderheyden E A A MODEL P, S/N GGV 001, built 1979

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