Single-engine piston

N1281E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4841
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Glanz William L + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Central, AK
Registration record

N1281E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
7AC-4841
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Glanz William L + 1 co-owner
Central, AK
Certificate issued
1991-08-09
Airworthiness date
1956-05-11
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A073EA
Mode S (octal)
50071752
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N1281E.
  • 1956-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1281E

N1281E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 7AC-4841. The FAA register lists Glanz William L + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Central, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 1991 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 May 11, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1281E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1281E.

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.