N797L2014 American Champion 7ECA
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Letourneau University
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Longview, TX
- Certificate issued
- Mar 31, 2014
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Acrobatic
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 25, 2014
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
- 7ECA
- Year
- 2014
- Serial number
- 1410-2014
- 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
- AAD300
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O-235-K2c
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 118 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2014 – nowLetourneau UniversityLongview, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-17-10 | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section | Sep 14, 2026 | Engine (O-235-K2C)Serial numbers per Table 2 or Table 3 of Lycoming Mandatory Service Bulletin No. 667A, dated March 12, 2026. Only with: Installed piston pin P/N LW-13445 with an OEM FAA Form 8130-3 production dated between January 7, 2021 and December 15, 2025, or where the production date cannot be determined or the form is unavailable. |
| 2009-22-02 | American Champion Aircraft Corp. Models 7ECA, 7GCAA, 7GCBC, 7KCAB, 8KCAB, and 8GCBC… | Dec 3, 2009 | Airframe (7ECA)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 (7ECA)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 (7ECA)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 (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Stabilizers · tube · crackedOct 12, 2019
UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THE MOST AFT VERTICAL TUBING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE SHEARED ABOVE TAIL GEAR ATTACH POINT BUT BELOW 45 ANGLE BRACE. THIS WAS THE 2ND IDENTICAL FAILURE ON THE SAME AIRFRAME. FOUND CRACK 739.4 HOURS SINCE LAST REPAIR. AIRCRAFT USED DAILY FOR FLIGHT TRAINING WITH AN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · elt · malfunctionedNov 26, 2018
ELT, ACK MODEL E-04, S/N 015041. THE AMERICAN CHAMPION 7ECA AIRCRAFT IN WHICH IT WAS INSTALLED HAD AFTT 1655.6. OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW WEEKS, THE ACK ELT HAD SUFFERED MANY UN-INITIATED, RANDOM, INTERMITTENT ACTIVATIONS, BOTH IN FLIGHT AND ON THE GROUND. IN ALL CASES, THE ELT WAS TURNED OFF AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number. - Stabilizers · tube · crackedApr 2, 2018
UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND THE MOST AFT VERTICAL TUBING OF AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE SHEARED ABOVE TAIL GEAR ATTACH POINT BUT BELOW 45 ANGLE BRACE. AIRCRAFT USED DAILY FOR FLIGHT TRAINING WITH AN AVERAGE OF 100 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME EVERY 45 DAYS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Ignition · magneto · failedAug 22, 2017
INSTALLED A REBUILT MAGNETO DUE TO REMOVED THE MAGNETO NEEDING A 500 HOUR INSPECTION. AT AFTT 1347.7 (380.8 HOURS) THE REBUILT MAGNETO WAS REMOVED BECAUSE ENGINE BEGAN TO FOUL SPARK PLUGS QUICKLY AND HAD A SIGNIFICANT POWER REDUCTION WAS NOTED BY PILOTS DURING CLIMB PERFORMANCE NOT BEING ACHIEVED.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026