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1966 American Champion 7-GcbcSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • WI USA

This 1966 American Champion 7-GCBC, registered as N9698S, presents as a recover and paint project with 3,300 hours total time on airframe. The aircraft features a Lycoming O-320 engine producing 150 horsepower with 900 hours since major overhaul, matched with a propeller also showing 900 hours SMOH. The wood wings were inspected, rebuilt, recovered, and received new paint in 2019, with the seller noting they are "like NEW" and that new wing control cables were installed at that time. The aircraft has a damage history involving a wing repair conducted per FAA Part 43, with the wings subsequently rebuilt.

Configured for VFR operations, this...

Year
1966
Make
American Champion
Series
Citabria
Model
7-GCBC
Tail #
N9698S
Serial #
47

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Backcountry, Utility, Recreational
Flight Rules
VFR

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
3,300 hrs
Engine 1 Time
900 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
900 hrs (SMOH)

Avionics

GPS

Morrow GPS

Comms

Narco 810 - Com

Audio

Sigtronics Intercom - Two Place

Additional Equipment

Float Rigging

Edo 2000 - Float Rigging (Atlee Installed) on fuselage Never on Floats

Brakes

Cleveland Double Puck - Brakes Upgrade

Tires

Alaskan Bushwheels 31"

Gear

Alaskan Airframes Gear Legs

Push-to-Talk

PTT (F&R Sticks)

Spinner

Polished Spinner

Windows

Tinted Plexiglass Skylight

G Meter

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
7/10
Paint Rating
6/10
Paint Year
2019
Interior Notes
Interior: 7 / 10 Colors: Dark Red Material: Vinyl & Fabric
Exterior Notes
Exterior: 6 / 10 – Fuselage 10 / 10 - Wings – Inspected / Rebuilt / Recovered / New Paint - 2019 New Wing Control Cables - 2019 Colors: Dark Red / White Paint Scheme: Factory Citabria

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Model
O-320
Engine Power
150 HP

Asking Price

$49,900

Aircraft Location

WI USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 11, 2025: $49,900(-$20,000) - trade-a-plane

Oct 1, 2025: $69,900 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Oct 1, 2025

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Asking Price

$49,900