# N9557S: 1965 Champion 7ECA, registration cancelled 2020-09-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 21, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 371
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2020
- Last registry action: March 24, 2020
- Mode S code: AD4A98
- Owner when cancelled: [Perkins Howard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERKINS%20HOWARD%20E)
- Location: [Bardstown, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Bardstown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.8024° N, 85.4699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40004, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9557S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9557S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9557S-2020-09-21

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 (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 WPR20CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA160), May 28, 2020: Champion 7ECA (N9557S), Vine Grove, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Aircraft control was not maintained during initial climb with gusting wind that resulted in a collision with power lines and the terrain.

## 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 20200528010139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200528010139A), May 28, 2020: Champion 7ECA (N9557S), Vine Grove, KY, Destroyed. Aircraft was on takeoff climb from runway 11 when the aircraft struck a powerline resulting from a wind shear. The aircraft came to rest at a heading of 354…

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