# N9866B: 1958 Champion 7FC, registration cancelled 2017-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7FC-189
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 4, 2003
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: ADC49A
- Owner when cancelled: [Clepper C Minnette](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEPPER%20C%20MINNETTE)
- Location: [Saegertown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Saegertown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7352° N, 80.1430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16433, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9866B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9866B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9866B-2017-03-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 7FC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc.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 NYC06CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA194), Aug 5, 2006: Champion 7FC (N9866B), Harmonsburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance on final approach, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.
- [NTSB UNK64X4114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4114), Sep 23, 1964: Champion 7FC (N9866B), Sioux Falls, SD, 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 20060805017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805017979A), Aug 5, 2006: Bbavia 7FC (N9866B), Port Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 5, 2006, at approximately 1110 local time, N9866B, an Aeronca champion 7FC with the pilot [privacy data omitted] as pilot-in-command (PIC),…
- [Incident 20030916022959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030916022959I), Sep 16, 2003: Bbavia 7FC (N9866B), Meadville, PA, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he entered traffic normally for runway 25 and intended to exit the runway at the first turn-off. The pilot determined that it was…

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