# N9648S: 1966 Champion 7GCAA, registration cancelled 2005-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2005
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCAA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (registry code 21101N8)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 61
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: January 8, 2003
- Last registry action: May 27, 2004
- Mode S code: AD6E83
- Owner when cancelled: [Crawford Gary N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAWFORD%20GARY%20N)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7953° N, 95.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77009, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9648S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9648S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9648S-2005-01-03

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 7GCAA: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa.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 LAX00LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA295), Aug 12, 2000: Champion 7GCAA (N9648S), Newell, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A hidden depression in the ground that resulted in the collapse of the landing gear during the forced landing roll.

## 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 20000812015819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000812015819A), Aug 12, 2000: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9648S), Newell, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) A/c sustained substantial damage during emergency landing in a field after reported engine failure. (.4)during the cross-country flight, the engine lost…
- [Incident 19780616046039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616046039I), Jun 16, 1978: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9648S), Linkwood, MD, Minor damage. Aircraft landed on private sod field, rolled off runway into a plowed field, nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N9648S

- [Cancelled 2021-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9648S-2021-08-10): Gemini Industrie GEMINI TWIN 1, S/N 0011, built 2002. First renewal notice. Owner: [Aikey Jason L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIKEY%20JASON%20L), [Charles City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Charles%20City)

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