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N8350V

Champion 7ECA

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesMinnesota
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N8350V is a Champion 7ECA, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1966. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in New Ulm, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 22, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility; acrobatic, dated June 27, 1966.

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Aircraft

Maker
Champion
Model
7ECA · all 7ECAs and related versions
Built of
steel tube and fabric
The fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. Wooden wing spars on older ones; metal spars on later production. This is how the Champion 7 Citabria and Champ family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
85
Type
Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 1 motor · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1966
Cruising speed
90 mph
Transponder code
AB6D59 (octal 52666531)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
March 22, 2011
Expires
March 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · Normal; Utility; AcrobaticFAA certificate purpose code NUA (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 27, 1966
FAA region
Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00063301

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mertz Rachel A
Type
IndividualFAA type of owner code 1 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
707 N Washington St
New Ulm, MN 56073-1312

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

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The public federal record on N8350V, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Mertz Rachel A, an individual, certificate issued March 22, 2011, expires March 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal; utility; acrobatic, dated June 27, 1966, consistent with the 1966 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 85 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

CLEARTail number reuse

No other airframe has carried N8350V according to the deregistered file. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N8350V: Accident on March 7, 1989 at Ocala, FL: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

MIA89LA099Accident on March 7, 1989 at Ocala, FL: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Champion 7ECA · operated under 091

FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE DRIVER TO SEE AND YIELD TO THE ACFT THAT WAS LANDING ON RWY 27. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: VEHICLE ON THE RUNWAY AND INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE PILOT.

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CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data