# N943D: 2002 American Champion 8KCAB, registration cancelled 2008-05-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 27, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [American Champion 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (registry code 2121000)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A21CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A21CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 906-2002
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 2002
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2005
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AD1898
- Owner when cancelled: [Rockin' Pine Ranch LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKIN'%20PINE%20RANCH%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N943D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=943D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943D-2008-05-27

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 American Champion 8KCAB: https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab.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 LAX06FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA005), Oct 10, 2005: American Champion 8KCAB (N943D), Oroville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor and the private pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while attempting a return to runway maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## 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 20051010023569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051010023569A), Oct 10, 2005: Bbavia 8KCAB (N943D), Oroville, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On October 10, 2005, at about 1435, an American 8KKCAB, N943D, impacted terrain during an uncontrolled descent, approximately 0.2 miles southeast of…

## Other aircraft with N943D

- [Cancelled 2024-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943D-2024-08-24): Michael L Schmidt ZENITH CH701, S/N 7-5494, built 2017. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Sheldon, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Sheldon)
- [Cancelled 1992-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N943D-1992-01-16): Stinson 108-2, S/N 1082943. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Broumley Clyde A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROUMLEY%20CLYDE%20A), [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)

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