# N9007L: 1970 Champion 7ECA, registration cancelled 2017-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 752-70
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 1970
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2005
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: AC7284
- Owner when cancelled: [Benefield Dwight W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENEFIELD%20DWIGHT%20W)
- Location: [Heth, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Heth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0823° N, 90.4845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72346, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9007L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9007L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9007L-2017-06-07

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 7ECA: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca.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 DFW06LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA074), Feb 24, 2006: Champion 7ECA (N9007L), Forrest City, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow proper procedures while attempting to start the engine by hand-proping the engine.
- [NTSB IAD71FKM33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FKM33), Apr 20, 1971: Champion 7ECA (N9007L), Star, NC, 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 20060224003609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060224003609A), Feb 24, 2006: Bbavia 7ECA (N9007L), Forrest City, AR, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) On February 24, 2006, at 10:30 CST, a citabria 7ECA, N9007L, while being "hand-propped" by the pilot, started at a high power setting, and the propeller…

## Other aircraft with N9007L

- [Cancelled 2025-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9007L-2025-02-05): Textron T206H, S/N T20609798. Exported to Poland. Owner: [Textron Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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