Champion 7 Citabria and Champ
1,452 on the U.S. register across 19 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1999; half of them date from 1965 or earlier. Texas has the most (113). 22% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the 7 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Lycoming 0-235 Series (311), Cont Motor C90 Series (306), Lycoming 0-320 Series (287)
- Seats
- 2
- Cruise speed
- about 90 mph
- Maker on the register
- Champion
- Registered
- earliest certificate March 5, 1970; newest September 30, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Texas113Alaska110California103Florida74Minnesota64Washington58Ohio54Georgia47North Carolina43Michigan43Wisconsin41Indiana37
Who owns them registrant type
Individual986 (68%)LLC203 (14%)Co-owned140 (10%)Corporation86 (6%)Partnership36 (2%)Government1 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7ECA | 419 | 1964 to 1998 | 28.9% |
| 7FC | 164 | 1949 to 1964 | 11.3% |
| 7EC | 157 | 1946 to 1963 | 10.8% |
| 7KCAB | 151 | 1966 to 1971 | 10.4% |
| 7GCBC | 144 | 1966 to 1984 | 9.9% |
| 7AC | 144 | 1945 to 1962 | 9.9% |
| 7GCAA | 114 | 1946 to 1999 | 7.9% |
| 7GCB | 55 | 1960 to 1964 | 3.8% |
| 7GC | 37 | 1956 to 1960 | 2.5% |
| 7CCM | 20 | 1946 to 1971 | 1.4% |
| 7BCM | 19 | 1945 to 1956 | 1.3% |
| 7HC | 8 | 1959 to 1963 | 0.6% |
| 7DC | 7 | 1946 | 0.5% |
| 7JC | 4 | 1960 | 0.3% |
| 7EC(CONV) | 3 | 1957 to 1961 | 0.2% |
| 7GCBA | 2 | 1964 to 1965 | 0.1% |
| 7GCA | 2 | 1959 to 1960 | 0.1% |
| 7KC | 1 | — | 0.1% |
| 7GCAA (CONV) | 1 | — | 0.1% |
When they were built by decade · 308 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid1,438 (99%)Pending6 (0.4%)Sale reported5 (0.3%)Pending cancellation2 (0.1%)Revoked1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard1,313 (90%)Multiple62 (4%)None on file43 (3%)Restricted29 (2%)Experimental4 (0.3%)Special flight permit1 (0.1%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Central Virginia Aviation INC3Amelia Reid Aviation LLC3Aerowood Aviation LLC3Savonen Stephen D2Rainbow Flying Service LLC2Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee2Grundy James W2Central Air Parts INC2Brothers Aviation LLC2August Aero LLC2Zulu'S Hangar LLC1Zippy Airways LLC1
Fleet pages: Central Virginia Aviation INC · Amelia Reid Aviation LLC · Aerowood Aviation LLC · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Central Air Parts INC · Brothers Aviation LLC · August Aero LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 487 cases since 1982, 78 fatal
2026-09-01ANC26LA095 · 7DC N4542E · accident near Copper Center, AK · no injuries
2026-06-25ERA26LA260 · 7EC N4346C · accident near Highgate, VT · no injuries
2026-04-30ANC26LA035 · 7EC N7436B · accident near Hollis, OK · no injuries
2026-03-29CEN26LA151 · 7GCB N920CJ · accident near Colorado Springs, CO · no injuries
2026-02-04WPR26LA096 · 7ECA N9976Y · accident near St. George, UT · no injuries
2025-10-07ERA26LA008 · 7ECA N63BC · accident near East Rockingham, NC · no injuries
2025-10-01CEN26LA002 · 7GC N621E · accident near Haskell, OK · minor injuries
2025-09-02ERA25LA340 · 7FC N9884B · accident near Jackson, OH · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 487 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Champion 7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
1,452 as of October 2, 2026, counting 19 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Champion 7s?
Texas, with 113.
Who owns the Champion 7?
22% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,452
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N599S | Champion 7FC |
Iron Pillar Properties INC Falkville, Alabama |
Standard | 2024-03-16 | Valid |
| N9594S | Champion 7GCAA |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-03-16 | Valid |
| N81834 | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-03-14 | Valid |
| N4878E | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-03-13 | Valid |
| N5174T | Champion 7ECA |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-03-13 | Valid |
| N9684S | Champion 7GCAA |
Gt Aviation LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-03-11 | Valid |
| N8902R | Champion 7HC |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | Valid |
| N9536S | Champion 7GCAA |
Express Aviation LLC Philadelphia, Mississippi |
Standard | 2024-03-01 | Valid |
| N2295E | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | Valid |
| N7559E | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-02-26 | Valid |
| N2507F | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-02-14 | Valid |
| N9024L | Champion 7ECA |
Vine Grove Airport INC Vine Grove, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | Valid |
| N6309N | Champion 7ECA |
Co-owned owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | Valid |
| N7581E | Champion 7FC |
N7581E LLC Grand Haven, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | Valid |
| N38691 | Champion 7CCM |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-01-21 | Valid |
| N1809G | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | Valid |
| N2684G | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | Valid |
| N71528 | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-16 | Valid |
| N9043B | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | Valid |
| N4333K | Champion 7GCBC |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-01-08 | Valid |
| N2480E | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-04 | Valid |
| N9561S | Champion 7GCAA |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-01-03 | Valid |
| N5176T | Champion 7GCAA |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-12-31 | Valid |
| N9950Y | Champion 7GCB |
Individual owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-12-31 | Valid |
| N5143X | Champion 7ECA |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-12-30 | Valid |
| N1691G | Champion 7GCBC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-12-28 | Valid |
| N5190T | Champion 7GCAA |
Mhe Aviation LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2023-12-28 | Valid |
| N2941E | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | 2023-12-24 | Valid |
| N7580F | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-12-21 | Valid |
| N2576F | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-19 | Valid |
| N2552F | Champion 7ECA |
Carolina Warbirds LLC Patuxent River, Maryland |
Standard | 2023-12-18 | Valid |
| N5070X | Champion 7KCAB |
N566Rm LLC Wilsonville, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-12-16 | Valid |
| N9075L | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-12-14 | Valid |
| N7534E | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-12-09 | Valid |
| N9071B | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-12-06 | Valid |
| N1ZZ | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-12-04 | Valid |
| N1676G | Champion 7KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-11-23 | Valid |
| N7558B | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | Valid |
| N223HW | Champion 7GCB |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-14 | Valid |
| N9687S | Champion 7GCAA |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | Valid |
| N5173X | Champion 7ECA |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | Valid |
| N82099 | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | Valid |
| N84747 | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Alabama |
Standard | 2023-11-05 | Valid |
| N8599E | Champion 7EC |
Pengilly Sky LLC Ellicottville, New York |
Standard | 2023-11-02 | Valid |
| N1613G | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | Valid |
| N2940G | Champion 7KCAB |
Dakota Air Spray LLC Huron, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | Valid |
| N7559F | Champion 7GCAA |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | Valid |
| N4853E | Champion 7EC |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-10-30 | Valid |
| N93BY | Champion 7KCAB |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2023-10-25 | Valid |
| N9897B | Champion 7FC |
Mccrorie LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-24 | Valid |
| N995JD | Champion 7GCBC |
Carrol Mears Farms INC Newport, Arkansas |
None on file | 2023-10-22 | Valid |
| N7428B | Champion 7EC |
Grasshopper L-16 LLC Greeley, Colorado |
None on file | 2023-10-19 | Valid |
| N5090X | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | Valid |
| N5130T | Champion 7GCBC |
Infinity Aviation LLC Piedmont, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-10-11 | Valid |
| N9127R | Champion 7GC |
Withheld at owner's request | Multiple | 2023-10-09 | Valid |
| N2501F | Champion 7ECA |
Aerowood Aviation LLC Monroe, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | Valid |
| N5198X | Champion 7GCBC |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-10-08 | Valid |
| N15WV | Champion 7ECA |
Whiskey Victor Aviation LLC Fairmont, West Virginia |
Standard | 2023-10-04 | Valid |
| N31TW | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | Valid |
| N82624 | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-09-22 | Valid |
| N1645G | Champion 7GCAA |
Nashua Aerial Advertising LLC Nashua, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | Valid |
| N4507E | Champion 7CCM |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | Valid |
| N7598F | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | Valid |
| N5115T | Champion 7GCAA |
Turkey Creek Aviation And Helicopter Service LLC Uvalde, Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-18 | Valid |
| N8571E | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-17 | Valid |
| N1811G | Champion 7ECA |
Yelle Flyers LLC Cashion, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | Valid |
| N5065X | Champion 7KCAB |
Wallace Aviation INC Wallace, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | Valid |
| N9539S | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-12 | Valid |
| N9699S | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-09-05 | Valid |
| N5897X | Champion 7GCAA |
3 Hanging 9 Enterprizes LLC Lewistown, Montana |
None on file | 2023-09-04 | Valid |
| N4365C | Champion 7EC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-03 | Valid |
| N11061 | Champion 7ECA |
Naber Cattle CO Halsey, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | Valid |
| N81990 | Champion 7AC |
Hunter Green LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | Valid |
| N1652G | Champion 7GCBC |
Runway 5 LLC Wurtsboro, New York |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | Valid |
| N82069 | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | Valid |
| N85343 | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | Valid |
| N2583F | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-19 | Valid |
| N11086 | Champion 7ECA |
Aerowood Aviation LLC Monroe, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-14 | Valid |
| N7576F | Champion 7GCBC |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | Valid |
| N67KJ | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-08-08 | Valid |
| N1052E | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | Valid |
| N2579F | Champion 7ECA |
Palmetto Aviation LLC Florence, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | Valid |
| N7421B | Champion 7EC |
Browns Valley Aviation LLC Utica, Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | Valid |
| N457FA | Champion 7EC |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-08-06 | Valid |
| N3894E | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | Valid |
| N7576E | Champion 7FC |
Talos Flyers INC South Bend, Indiana |
Standard | 2023-07-27 | Valid |
| N5155X | Champion 7KCAB |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | Valid |
| N1807G | Champion 7ECA |
Cj Mosman & Son Nezperce, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-07-25 | Valid |
| N2421E | Champion 7AC |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-07-22 | Valid |
| N5280X | Champion 7KCAB |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-22 | Valid |
| N61980 | Champion 7EC |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2023-07-18 | Valid |
| N4701E | Champion 7EC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-07-14 | Valid |
| N7526E | Champion 7FC |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-07-12 | Valid |
| N4370C | Champion 7EC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-07-11 | Valid |
| N5144T | Champion 7ECA |
Air Trac INC Pasco, Washington |
Standard | 2023-07-11 | Valid |
| N9631S | Champion 7ECA |
Freedom Aviation Of America LLC Newcastle, Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-08 | Valid |
| N4393C | Champion 7EC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2023-07-04 | Valid |
| N2575F | Champion 7ECA |
Aksarben Flying Club LLC Bellevue, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-07-03 | Valid |
| N744JA | Champion 7ECA |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-07-01 | Valid |
| N9062L | Champion 7GCAA |
R & B Helicopters INC Calhoun, Georgia |
Restricted | 2023-06-28 | Valid |