Single-engine piston

N1438E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5001
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
—
What's N1438E worth? Track flights
Registration record

N1438E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5001
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2023-12-21
Airworthiness date
1955-09-18
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0B14A
Mode S (octal)
50130512
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1438E.
  • 1981-04-04
    Accident at Bakersfield,Ca, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1438E

N1438E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5001. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2023 and expires on December 31, 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 September 18, 1955.

N1438E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-04-04 Accident · Bakersfield,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0617
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC

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

Same model

More Aeronca 7 Champion AC aircraft

N1001E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N1002E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N1003E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N1023E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N1027E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N1032E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N1036E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N1045E
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
All 1,878 Aeronca 7 Champion AC registrations →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Aeronca

Aeronca models on the register

Own N1438E?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.