{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"1968-06-14","airworthiness_ops":"Normal","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2021-11-12","city":"WASILLA","country_code":"US","county_code":"170","cruise_speed_mph":90,"data_date":"2026-10-02","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"41508","engine_horsepower":180,"engine_maker":"LYCOMING","engine_model":"0-320 SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2028-11-30","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"piston-singles","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2023-06-23","maker":"Champion","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"CHAMPION","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"21101PC","mode_s_code":"53347767","mode_s_hex":"ADCFF7","model":"7GCB","n_number":"N9897Y","name":"CLINE BRAXTON L","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"King Salmon","damage":"SUBS","date":"2007-07-11","highest_injury":"NONE","ntsb_no":"ANC07LA064","probable_cause":"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.","registration":"N9897Y","state":"AK","summary":"Accident on July 11, 2007 at King Salmon, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"},{"city":"PILOT POINT","damage":"SUBS","date":"2003-06-29","highest_injury":"NONE","ntsb_no":"ANC03LA063","probable_cause":"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.","registration":"N9897Y","state":"AK","summary":"Accident on June 29, 2003 at Pilot Point, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"},{"city":"SNOW LAKE","damage":"SUBS","date":"1992-05-30","highest_injury":"MINR","ntsb_no":"ANC92LA082","probable_cause":"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.","registration":"N9897Y","state":"AK","summary":"Accident on May 30, 1992 at Snow Lake, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"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.","records_check":[{"finding":"Valid registration to Cline Braxton L, an individual, certificate issued November 12, 2021, expires November 30, 2028. No fractional interest recorded.","item":"Registration and identity","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Airworthiness certificate date","source":1,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 7GCB-117 for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"No other airframe has carried N9897Y according to the deregistered file.","item":"Tail number reuse","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Recent registry documents","source":3,"status":"NOTE"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Accident and incident record","source":4,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"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.","item":"Title chain, liens and 337 forms","source":null,"status":"PENDING"},{"finding":"AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.","item":"Airworthiness directives and utilization","source":null,"status":"PENDING"}],"records_check_sources":[{"n":1,"name":"FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":2,"name":"FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download)","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":3,"name":"FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":4,"name":"NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL)","url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search"}],"region":"Alaskan","region_code":"5","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"7GCB-117","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"AK","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"1407 E HOLOBINKO RD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"00793560","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N9897Y","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":1962,"zip":"996540410"}