# N8987R: Champion 7GCB, registration cancelled 1974-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 24
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1973
- Mode S code: AC6669
- Owner when cancelled: [Graham William R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAHAM%20WILLIAM%20R)
- Location: [Kodiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Kodiak)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8987R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8987R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8987R-1974-09-18

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 7GCB: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb.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 ANC75DAG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG11), Jul 29, 1974: Bellanca 7GCB (N8987R), Kodiak, AK, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0404), Jan 30, 1964: Aeronca 7GC (N8987R), Matinicus, ME, 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 19740729025139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729025139A), Jul 29, 1974: Blanca 7GCB (N8987R), Kodiak, AK, Destroyed. Take off was from lake on floats.

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