N424A — 2012 American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC

Aircraft record

Serial number

553-2012

Manufacturer

American Champion Aircraft

Model

8GCBC

Year

2012

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming O-360-c1g

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N424A →

Accident & incident history

1. ERA18FA208Aug 4, 2018Foley, ALFatal · 2 fatal

   The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in a subsequent aerodynamic stall and spin at an altitude that was too low for recovery.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2012 American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC).

1. Mar 5, 2022deregistered — Gulf Coast Aerial Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N424A was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2012 American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC above.

• until Jun 25, 2009Smart Arthur Gene AC-2 (s/n 21997)
• until May 11, 1955Sikorsky S-55 (s/n 55708)

Frequently asked

Has N424A been in an accident?

Yes. N424A appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2018.

What kind of aircraft is N424A?

N424A is a 2012 American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 553-2012.

Has N424A been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N424A (ERA18FA208) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.