Single-engine piston

N1229E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4787
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Original Design Ministries (Corporation)
Based
Eatonville, WA
Registration record

N1229E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-4787
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Original Design Ministries
Eatonville, WA
Certificate issued
2024-08-30
Airworthiness date
1955-11-01
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A05EB8
Mode S (octal)
50057270
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N1229E.
  • 1970-10-13
    Accident at Fircrest,Wash, 47; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1229E

N1229E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-4787. The FAA register lists Original Design Ministries as the registrant in Eatonville, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

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 1, 1955.

N1229E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-10-13 Accident · Fircrest,Wash, 47 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4003
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: FURTHER DMG ON LDG.

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

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