# N9985Y: Champion 7GCB, registration cancelled 2018-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC)
- 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: 7GCB-185
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 1963
- Last registry action: July 25, 2016
- Mode S code: ADF379
- Location: [Pebble Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pebble%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5874° N, 121.9448° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93953, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9985Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9985Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9985Y-2018-06-04

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 7GCB: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb.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 NYC98LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA141), Jul 4, 1998: Champion 7GCG (N9985Y), Neavitt, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.
- [NTSB ANC96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA063), May 2, 1996: Champion 7GCB (N9985Y), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop/swerve.

## 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 19980704015959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980704015959A), Jul 4, 1998: Bbavia 7GCB (N9985Y), Neavitt, MD, Substantial damage. Acft attempted to takeoff from a creek in about 20 feet of water, lost power, flipped over and sank.(-23) pilot took off in a westerly direction from a…
- [Accident 19960502011939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502011939A), May 2, 1996: Bbavia 7GCB (N9985Y), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Tundra tried Aeronca began ground loop landing. Left gear too much side load collapsed. Axle fractured.

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