N501BS - 2005 American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB Aircraft Registration

N501BS is a 2005 American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Blue Skies Enterprises of Texas in Richmond, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 9, 2005. The registration certificate was issued on March 18, 2024. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2031. Powered by a Lycoming AEIO-360 SER engine producing 180 horsepower, N501BS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A63DD1 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N501BS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.8072, -95.8979 on June 20, 2025. The FAA registry record for N501BS was last updated on March 18, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

American Champion Aircraft, based in Rochester, Wisconsin, produces the Scout, Decathlon, and Citabria series of aerobatic and tailwheel aircraft. These fabric-covered aircraft continue a lineage dating back to the original Aeronca Champion. AviatorDB tracks 1,088 American Champion Aircraft aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 8KCAB model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N501BS. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.