Aircraft Description
N8578E is a 1959 Champion 7GC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Damrow L Bruce in Jay Em, WY. This aircraft holds a multiple airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 27, 1960. The registration certificate was issued on September 23, 2008. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2028. Powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine producing 140 horsepower, N8578E is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABC4CE (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N8578E was last updated on June 16, 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 7GC model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8578E. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC