# N8997R: Champion 7GCB, registration cancelled 1970-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 1970
- 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: 7GCB-33
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 22, 1962
- Mode S code: AC6A20
- Owner when cancelled: [Tressler David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRESSLER%20DAVID)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8997R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8997R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8997R-1970-06-30

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 7GCB: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb.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 ANC69F0126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0126), Feb 1, 1969: Champion 7GCB (N8997R), Cordova, AK, destroyed

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