N978BC - 2025 American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC Aircraft Registration

N978BC is a 2025 American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Northwest Back Country Aircraft LLC in Caldwell, ID. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 3, 2025. Powered by a Lycoming O-360-C1G engine producing 180 horsepower, N978BC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ADA179 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N978BC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 43.6498, -116.6467 on January 21, 2026. The FAA registry record for N978BC was last updated on August 5, 2025. 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 1,088 American Champion Aircraft aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 8GCBC model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N978BC. 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.