Champion 7GCB
N9897Y is a Champion 7GCB, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1962. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on November 12, 2021 and expires on November 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated June 14, 1968.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Champion
- Model
- 7GCB · all 7GCBs and related versions
- Serial number
- 7GCB-117
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1962
- Cruising speed
- 90 mph
- Transponder code
- ADCFF7 (octal 53347767)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 12, 2021
- Expires
- November 30, 2028
- Last FAA action
- June 23, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · June 14, 1968
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00793560
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Cline Braxton L
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- 1407 E Holobinko Rd
Wasilla, AK 99654-0410
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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 N9897Y, 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.
Valid registration to Cline Braxton L, an individual, certificate issued November 12, 2021, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated June 14, 1968, 6 years after the 1962 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 7GCB-117 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N9897Y according to the deregistered file. [2]
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]
3 NTSB records under N9897Y: Accident on July 11, 2007 at King Salmon, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 29, 2003 at Pilot Point, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on May 30, 1992 at Snow Lake, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Champion 7GCB · operated under 091
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in the right main landing gear collapsing during takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were rough/uneven terrain, and the collapse of the main landing gear.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Champion 7GCB · operated under 091
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane that resulted in the left wing striking the ground during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of wind gusts.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Champion 7GCB · operated under 091
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE STEP AND HE ALLOWED IT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RATE OF DESCENT, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND COLLAPSE OF THE FLOAT LANDING GEAR. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GLASSY WATER CONDITION OF THE LANDING SURFACE.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- 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 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data