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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A21CE

American Champion Aircraft Corp.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 12 11/25/2003 📄 TCDS PDF (direct) ↗ drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (2)

Applicable airworthiness directives (46)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (American Champion Aircraft Corp. × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2020-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-08-17
  • 2020-16592 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-07-31
  • 2019-00104 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc., Evolution Flight Display Units 2019-01-23
  • 2018-14686 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. 2018-07-13
  • 2018-00178 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. 2018-01-11
  • 2017-06960 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. 2017-04-12
  • E9-30732 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-12-31
  • E9-25258 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 7KCAB, 8KCAB, and 8GCBC Airplanes 2009-10-29
  • E9-25290 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ()HC-()2Y(K,R)-() Series Propellers 2009-10-27
  • E9-19448 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 7KCAB, 8KCAB, and 8GCBC Airplanes 2009-08-13
  • E9-18118 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-07-30
  • E8-21125 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-09-15
  • E8-11116 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-05-19
  • E7-5915 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-04-02
  • E7-2985 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cast Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-02-23
  • E6-14691 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )2Y( )-( ) Series Propellers 2006-09-08
  • 06-5127 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2006-06-06
  • E6-2651 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2006-02-24
  • 06-957 Airworthiness Directives; Aero Advantage ADV200 Series (Part Numbers ADV211CC and ADV212CW) Vacuum Pumps 2006-02-07
  • 06-49 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 7AC, 7ACA, S7AC, 7BCM, 7CCM, S7CCM, 7DC, S7DC, 7EC, S7EC, 7ECA, 7FC, 7GC, 7GCA, 7GCAA, 7GCB, 7GCBA, 7GCBC, 7HC, 7JC, 7KC, 7KCAB, 8KCAB, and 8GCBC Airplanes 2006-01-09
  • 05-24449 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2005-12-27
  • 05-17893 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2005-09-09
  • 05-10864 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-06-07
  • 05-9366 Airworthiness Directives; Aero Advantage ADV200 Series (Part Numbers ADVPL211CC and ADVPL212CW) Vacuum Pumps 2005-05-11
  • 05-4239 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Models SVS I and SVS IA Standby Vacuum Systems 2005-03-04
  • 05-832 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2005-01-19
  • 04-22586 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2004-10-07
  • 04-11438 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2004-05-21
  • 03-31978 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2003-12-30
  • 03-6676 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model HC-C2Y(K,R)-1BF/F8477-4 Propellers 2003-03-25
  • 03-226 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model ( )HC-( )2Y( )-( ) propellers 2003-01-08
  • 02-29676 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Model HC-C2Y(K,R)-1BF/F8477-4 Propellers 2002-11-21
  • 01-28689 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )2Y( )-( ) Propellers 2001-11-19
  • 01-14143 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes 2001-06-06
  • 00-31450 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes 2000-12-18
  • 99-30519 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems 1999-11-30
  • 99-20062 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes 1999-08-04
  • 99-16911 Airworthiness Directives; Precise Flight, Inc. Model SVS III Standby Vacuum Systems 1999-07-07
  • 99-14131 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes 1999-06-04
  • 99-14130 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes 1999-06-04
  • 99-1828 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ( )HC-( )2Y( )- ( ) Propellers 1999-01-27
  • 98-5198 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corp. Model 8GCBC Airplanes 1998-03-03
  • 97-28984 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes 1997-11-03
  • 97-25607 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Model 8GCBC Airplanes 1997-09-26
  • 96-2684 Airworthiness Directives; American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 8KCAB, 8GCBC, 7GCBC, and 7ECA Airplanes 1996-02-13
  • 95-7683 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Lycoming O-360, LO-360, HO-360, HIO-360, TIO-360, LIO-360, AEIO-360, O-540, IO-540, TIO-540, LTIO-540, IVO-540, AEIO-540, TIO-541, and IO-720 Series Reciprocating Engines 1995-03-28

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (1)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 21.25
  • Sec. 23.21
  • Sec. 23.45
  • Sec. 23.771
  • Sec. 23.773
  • Sec. 23.901
  • Sec. 23.903

Former holders

  • Bellanca, Champion
  • Bellanca\Champion

Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF

Surface-extracted from the actual TCDS PDF (regex on the agency's own text). Multi-model TCDS have one set of specs per Model section; we show the union. The linked PDF remains the authoritative source.

Vne

156kt

never exceed

Vno

139kt

max struct cruise

Va

100kt

maneuvering

Vfe

87kt

flaps extended

Max gross

1,800lbs

Oil

2.5gal

Engines (per TCDS)

  • — Lycoming IO-320-E1A or IO-320-E1B or AEIO-320-E1B or AEIO-320-E2B
  • — Lycoming O-360-C2A
  • — Lycoming AEIO-360-H1A or AEIO-360-H1B
  • — Lycoming IO-390-A1B6
  • — Lycoming AEIO-390-A1B6

Fuel grade 80/87 minimum grade aviation gasoline

Fleet view · 765 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

2

2–3 (n=765)

Horsepower

180

150–180

Cruise (kts)

101

101–101

Year of mfr

1978

1972–2025

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 182
  • LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER 159
  • LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES 124
  • LYCOMING O-360-C1G 79
  • LYCOMING IO-390-A1B6 46
  • LYCOMING O-360 SERIES 38
  • LYCOMING AEIO-320 SER 37
  • LYCOMING 0-360-A1D 15

NTSB events

317

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

143

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.41 events / tail · 0.19 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.