Aircraft Description
N6857S is a 1968 Champion 7GCAA, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Tailgate LLC in Felton, GA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on December 17, 1993. The registration certificate was issued on July 1, 2008. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N6857S is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A91928 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N6857S was last updated on March 24, 2023. 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 7GCAA model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N6857S. 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: 2026-07-01 01:32:20 UTC