Aircraft Description
N9657S is a 1966 Champion 7GCBC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to White Wayne A in Scenic, SD. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 17, 1966. The registration certificate was issued on February 22, 2023. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES engine producing 180 horsepower, N9657S is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AD7217 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N9657S was last updated on February 22, 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 7GCBC model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N9657S. 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: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC