GARDEA DAVID L· ICAO24 a841c5· last seen 18d ago

N631DG is a Cessna CH-2000, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by GARDEA DAVID L. SkyMeter has tracked 26 flights totalling 4 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KOVO to IN01. Service window in our records spans 356 days. Of those flights, 2 (7.7%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Cessna CH-2000 has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,764 lb, light wake category.

About the Cessna CH-2000

The Cessna CH-2000 represents an unusual chapter in general aviation history as a Chinese-manufactured aircraft bearing the Cessna name. Built by Shijiazhuang Aircraft Industry Company in China under license from Cessna, the CH-2000 emerged in the 1990s as a two-seat, high-wing trainer and personal aircraft designed for the light sport and primary training market. The aircraft features a conventional tricycle landing gear, side-by-side seating, and a single Teledyne Continental IO-240-B piston engine producing 125 horsepower.

With a maximum takeoff weight of just 1,764 pounds and a never-exceed speed of 140 knots, the CH-2000 occupies the light end of the certificated aircraft spectrum. Its docile handling characteristics (stalling at 39 knots in landing configuration) make it suitable for ab-initio flight training, though it never achieved widespread adoption in Western markets. The type's operating envelope is modest: cruise speeds around 100-110 knots and a service ceiling near 14,000 feet position it squarely as a fair-weather trainer rather than a cross-country tourer.

The CH-2000 remains relatively rare in North American and European registries, with most examples concentrated in China and a handful scattered across private owners elsewhere. Its Cessna pedigree comes primarily from design lineage rather than manufacturing location, and the type has never competed seriously with Cessna's own 150/152 or 172 families. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
26
all time
FLOWN HOURS
4
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
13
unique
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CALLSIGNS
1
12 routes
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SERVICE PERIOD
8/7/2025 → 7/30/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
7.7%
2 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

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Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

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Aircraft specifications

Cessna CH-2000

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
55 kt
MTOW
1,764 lb
Wake category
L

Recent flights

Newest 13 operations of N631DG

13
7/30/2026
19m
△ Low approach-stability score
2/26/2026
2m
No alerts
11/17/2025
6m
No alerts
11/8/2025
10m
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9/29/2025
6m
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9/15/2025
7m
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9/15/2025
7m
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9/11/2025
2m
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9/11/2025
6m
No alerts
8/8/2025
39m
No alerts
8/7/2025
4m
No alerts
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