Aircraft Description
N8550E is a 1959 Champion 7FC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Harloff David F in Lehigh Acres, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 3, 1959. The registration certificate was issued on February 20, 2026. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2033. Powered by a Cont Motor C90 SERIES engine producing 95 horsepower, N8550E is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABBC48 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N8550E was last updated on February 20, 2026. 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 N8550E. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC