Accident · substantial damage
Jul 27, 2026 · Sanford, ME- Damage
- Substantial
- Injuries
- None
- Report
- ERA26LA282
From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA26LA282)
N291CA2004 American Champion 7GCBC
Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026
Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2026)3 ADs may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Maya Air Services LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Lee, NH
- Certificate issued
- Apr 20, 2005
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Acrobatic
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 3, 2004
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- American Champion
- Model
- 7GCBC
- Year
- 2004
- Serial number
- 1373-2004
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A2F964
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-320 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2005 – nowMaya Air Services LLCLee, NH · current
- 1989 – 1995Rts Aircraft Services CorporationOklahoma City, OK · different airframe: Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm-Gm Bo-105c S/N S52
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (1)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (3)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-22-02 | American Champion Aircraft Corp. Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 7KCAB, 8KCAB, and 8GCBC… | Dec 3, 2009 | Airframe (7GCBC)Only with: Manufactured prior to 1989 and equipped with folding rear seat backs. |
| 2005-24-10 | American Champion Aircraft Corporation Models 7AC, 7ACA, S7AC, 7BCM, 7CCM, S7CCM, 7DC… | Jan 17, 2006 | Airframe (7GCBC)Only with: Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 8KCAB, 8GCBC manufactured before August 12, 2005 with less than 250 hours TIS; or any listed model with a flight control cable (or wing retrofit kit cable) purchased from ACAC before August 12, 2005 installed and less than 250 hours TIS since installation. |
| 2000-25-02 R1 | American Champion Aircraft Corporation 7, 8, and 11 Series Airplanes | Jul 13, 2001 | Airframe (7GCBC)Only with: Airplanes equipped with wood wing spars; Group 1 vs Group 2 depends on whether the engine has been modified to greater than 90 horsepower. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026