FAA aircraft registration
N965J
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC · 2025 · Valid
N965J is a AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC (year 2025), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-07-12. Owner type: entity. 1 NTSB record match this tail. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database.
Snapshot date: 2026-07-12 · Source: registry.faa.gov
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Serial number
- 1490-2025
- Issued
- —
- Expires
- —
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- DE
Registered owner
RICHARDSON COTTON INC
WILMINGTON, DE
Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.
Ownership timeline
- CurrentRICHARDSON COTTON INCsince —
- Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history(1 match)
Jan 13, 2015 — incident
Synopsis available at NTSB CAROL. Open the source record for the official narrative, probable cause, and any subsequent findings.
Applicable Airworthiness Directives(0 on the make-model list)
AD applicability depends on serial range, engine, and propeller. Use the FAA AD library or your A&P mechanic for a definitive applicability list for N965J.
Type certificate
AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-07-12
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-07-12
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-07-12