Single-engine piston

N1538E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5101
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bartelma Farms Inc (Corporation)
Based
Runnells, IA
Registration record

N1538E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5101
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Bartelma Farms Inc
Runnells, IA
Certificate issued
2012-02-23
Airworthiness date
1955-09-21
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0D8C9
Mode S (octal)
50154311
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N1538E.
  • 1955-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1538E

N1538E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5101. The FAA register lists Bartelma Farms Inc as the registrant in Runnells, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2012 and expires on February 29, 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 September 21, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1538E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1538E.

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.