‹ Back to results
Single-Engine Piston

1946 AERONCA 11AC CHIEF

St Joseph, MO · USA
🕒 Listed yesterday
$18,000 fyiEstimate $35,000–$36,000 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 7 comparable Aeronca Single-Engine Piston listings ($34,500), then adjusts for:

  • Airframe time -1,223 hr vs comps +2.4%
  • Engine time +461 hr vs comps -3.7%
  • Market supply: 1 for sale of 600 FAA-registered +4.9%

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

1946
1,774 hrs
N9245E ✈ Flight Tracking
879
2
Robert Frohm
Jensen Jeffrey S Co-owned
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Alliance, NE

Overview

Make / ModelAeronca 11AC CHIEF
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time1,774 hrs
Engine time1635 SMOH
InspectionAnnual

Description

Detailed Description Aeronca Chief older Ceconite but good shape nice interior new head liner Always hangered Continental A65 March 2026 Annual 8 gallon Aux tank good tailwheel time builder 1774

Modifications

178 STOP Continental A65 1635 SMOH

Avionics

None

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

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

See prices & suppliers ›
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.

See prices & suppliers ›
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.

See prices & suppliers ›

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

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

Checking FAA service difficulty reports…

Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

Checking airworthiness directives…

Operating costs & specifications — Aeronca 11AC Chief

Typical model-level figures for the Aeronca 11AC Chief (not this specific airframe).

$18,771annual budget · 222 hrs/yr
$58variable cost / hour
$0.8cost per nm
3.5gph fuel burn
$27,921avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $35,000–$36,000

Performance & dimensions

Range180 nm
Cruise speed72 kts · 83 mph

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The 11AC Chief seats up to 1 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Range from base

Still-air range ring — type an aircraft to change it. Compare aircraft on the Range tool ›

Last flight

Actual flight path from FlightAware for N9245E. More flight tracking ›