Aircraft Description
N50778 is a 1961 Champion 7FC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Sickle Steven K in Moriarty, NM. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 10, 2007. The registration certificate was issued on January 30, 2025. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2032. Powered by a Cont Motor C90-12F engine producing 95 horsepower, N50778 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6575F (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N50778 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 35.6171, -106.0890 on June 20, 2025. The FAA registry record for N50778 was last updated on January 30, 2025. 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 1,848 Champion aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 7FC model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N50778. 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.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC