N83863 - 1946 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

CH7A

1946

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1946

Manufacturer

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Model

—

Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Single Engine

ICAO Type Code

CH7A7AC Champion

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

SCHMOUTH JOHN D

Address

116 TOSCA DR

City

BROCKTON

State / Zip Code

Massachusetts02301-4545

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

52674530

Mode S Code (Hex)

AB7958

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Aug 25, 2013	ERA13FA372	Destroyed	Fatal	The pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate pretakeoff check of the flight controls, which resulted in a takeoff with the rudder gust lock installed. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-rated passenger’s failure to detect that the rudder gust lock was installed.

Aug 25, 2013ERA13FA372

Destroyed

Fatal

The pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate pretakeoff check of the flight controls, which resulted in a takeoff with the rudder gust lock installed. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-rated passenger’s failure to detect that the rudder gust lock was installed.

Additional Details

Registration

N83863

Serial Number

7AC-2544

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

—

Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

—

Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC