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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A3CE

American Champion Aircraft Corp.

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 5 08/01/1991 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Former holders

  • Champion

Fleet view · 8 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

n=8

Horsepower

100

100–180

Cruise (kts)

97

97–97

Year of mfr

1963

1963–1964

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES 7
  • LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 1

NTSB events

3

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

9

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.38 events / tail · 1.13 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.