Single-engine piston

N1162E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4718
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Huntington, WV
Registration record

N1162E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-4718
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Huntington, WV
Certificate issued
2025-09-09
Airworthiness date
1976-11-15
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A04520
Mode S (octal)
50042440
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N1162E.
  • 1977-05-06
    Accident at Waunakee, Wi, 49; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-11-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1162E

N1162E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-4718. It is registered to co-owners in Huntington, West Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 15, 1976.

N1162E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-05-06 Accident · Waunakee, Wi, 49 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0830
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.