# N9597S: 1965 Champion 7ECA, registration cancelled 2013-08-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 21, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 7ECA-324
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 1975
- Last registry action: May 6, 1997
- Mode S code: AD5974
- Location: [Port Allsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Allsworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99653, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9597S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9597S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9597S-2013-08-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ANC93LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA111), Jul 3, 1993: Champion 7ECA (N9597S), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND AND TAKEOFF.
- [NTSB ANC87LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA062), Apr 24, 1987: Champion 7ECA (N9597S), Theodore River, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19930703025189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930703025189A), Jul 3, 1993: Bbavia STC7 (N9597S), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to depart short gravel bar with standing water. Lifted briefly and settled into river. Flipped over.
- [Accident 19870424011569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870424011569A), Apr 24, 1987: Bbavia 7ECA (N9597S), Theodore River, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft flipped over during landing on a gravel bar. Pilot reported left wheel sank in soft ground.

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