Single-engine piston

N1294E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4855
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Southwind Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Maryville, TN
Registration record

N1294E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-4855
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Southwind Aviation Inc
Maryville, TN
Certificate issued
2005-05-03
Airworthiness date
1957-03-25
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0780A
Mode S (octal)
50074012
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-05-29
    Accident at Melrose, TN; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N1294E.
  • 1957-03-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1294E

N1294E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-4855. The FAA register lists Southwind Aviation Inc as the registrant in Maryville, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 March 25, 1957.

N1294E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-05-29 Accident · Melrose, TN Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA22LA249
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

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.