Single-engine piston

N1559E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion CCM

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5122
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Thornton Brothers Inc (Corporation)
Based
Lincoln, ME
Registration record

N1559E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion CCM (FAA: Aeronca 7CCM)
Serial
7AC-5122
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Thornton Brothers Inc
Lincoln, ME
Certificate issued
2023-08-13
Airworthiness date
2002-08-14
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0E05A
Mode S (octal)
50160132
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N1559E.
  • 2002-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979-05-06
    Accident at Patten,Me, 19; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1559E

N1559E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion CCM (FAA model 7CCM), serial number 7AC-5122. The FAA register lists Thornton Brothers Inc as the registrant in Lincoln, Maine. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 13, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 14, 2002.

N1559E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-05-06 Accident · Patten,Me, 19 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1944
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7CCM

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.