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Single-Engine Piston

1945 AERONCA 7 CHAMPION AC

Placerville, CA · USA
🕒 Listed 2 months ago
$31,500
fyiEstimate $35,000–$36,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 6 comparable Aeronca Single-Engine Piston listings ($33,250), then adjusts for:

  • Year -1 vs comparable listings -1.5%
  • Engine time -499 hr vs comps +4.0%
  • Market supply: 5 for sale of 1876 FAA-registered +4.8%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1945
2,997 hrs
N85151 ✈ Flight Tracking
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7AC-3883
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★ 4.8 (35 Google reviews)
Wilson William L Co-owned
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Placerville, CA

Overview

Make / ModelAeronca 7 CHAMPION AC
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time2,997 hrs
Engine time100 SMOH
InspectionAnnual

Description

Detailed Description 2997 TTAF, 100 SMOH, 72 PSOH; Stits Cover 1984 and Hangared Since; Digital Comm w/Intercom; Qualifies as Light Sport. This Champ shows very well. Same owner and hangared since 1984. Stripped and recovered with Stits process in 1984. Airframe logs start in 1957 at 1374 hrs. This Aircraft qualifies for Light Sport category. Annual Inspection Accomplished August 2025 (on schedule Oct 2026) BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE TO VERIFY ALL INFORMATION TO HIS/HER SATISFACTION 2997 TTSN

Modifications

ENGINE: 100 SMOH (Continental A-65-8F / 65HP / OH'd 2006) PROP: 72 PSOH (McCauley / OH'd 2009)

Avionics

Comm - Flight Line FL-760 Digital Comm Radio w/Flip-Flop Frequency Intercom - Flight Line FL-760 Battery - Externally Charged Battery Powers Comm Radio Weights: 1220 Gross, 771 Empty, 449 Useful

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

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Last flight

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