Single-engine piston

N1566E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5135
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Allendale, SC
Registration record

N1566E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5135
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Allendale, SC
Certificate issued
2017-12-19
Airworthiness date
1956-05-05
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0E3A8
Mode S (octal)
50161650
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N1566E.
  • 1970-04-19
    Accident at Plano,Tex, 43; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1566E

N1566E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5135. It is registered to an individual in Allendale, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 5, 1956.

N1566E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-04-19 Accident · Plano,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2331
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC

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.