1989
Year
C-GYCJ — 1989 Nanchang CJ6A
C-GYCJ is a 1989 Nanchang CJ6A based in Lacombe, Alberta, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 4632024).
Piston single
Category
Alberta
Based
21
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1989 · 37 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Piston
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.1,400 kg · 3,087 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Lacombe, Alberta
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Edmonton
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes. It identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.4632024
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.China Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corp
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.China
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message. Flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C08446
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward, like charter, flight training or aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Private
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.03 (5)(b) - Ex-military Aircraft
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered. It isn't the year it was built.10 January 2007
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.20 October 2006
Where C-GYCJ is, and how to track it
C-GYCJ transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C08446. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft spend most of their time on the ground. If a tracker shows nothing, it's probably just parked.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-GYCJ on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-GYCJ?
The Nanchang CJ6A is rare in Canada. There are 21 on the register.
- 5 of the 21 are in Alberta.
- Half of them were built before 1985. C-GYCJ is newer than most.
- Canada has 20,925 piston single aircraft, 3,246 of them in Alberta.
- 48 aircraft are based in Lacombe. See them all →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 6 reports on file mentioning C-GYCJ (1998–2002). One records damage. The other 5 are filed with no damage recorded. Those are things like bird strikes, air traffic events and equipment reports, which get logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Substantial · Nov 13, 2002
Accident — landing phase — Sandspit, BC · TSB file A02P0290
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so a clean record doesn't prove an aircraft has never been damaged. It doesn't replace a title search, an AD check, a pre-purchase inspection or the logbooks. 3 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Nanchang CJ6A in Canada
C-FDLZ 1992 · C-FGNB 1991 · C-FLFS 1991 · C-FDRG 1990 · C-FSNA 1990 · C-FGCJ 1989 · all Nanchang CJ6A →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.