Single-engine piston

N1597E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5162
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Madelia, MN
Registration record

N1597E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5162
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Madelia, MN
Certificate issued
2017-08-21
Airworthiness date
1956-06-28
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A0EEF0
Mode S (octal)
50167360
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N1597E.
  • 1956-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1597E

N1597E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5162. It is registered to an individual in Madelia, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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, dated June 28, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1597E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1597E.

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.