Single-engine piston

N1611E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5176
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Grimshaw Ricky M + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Elk Grove, CA
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Registration record

N1611E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5176
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Grimshaw Ricky M + 1 co-owner
Elk Grove, CA
Certificate issued
1979-04-09
Airworthiness date
1956-04-20
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0F7E5
Mode S (octal)
50173745
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-23
    Accident at Valley Springs, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-04-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N1611E.
  • 1969-03-06
    Accident at Sonoma,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-04-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1611E

N1611E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5176. The FAA register lists Grimshaw Ricky M + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Elk Grove, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 9, 1979 and expires on April 30, 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 (normal), dated April 20, 1956.

N1611E has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-02-23 Accident · Valley Springs, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR24LA094
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to maneuver the airplane at a low altitude and inadvertently entering a box canyon where the airplane could not outclimb the rising terrain.
NTSB report ↗
1969-03-06 Accident · Sonoma,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0354
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.