Single-engine piston

N1616E

1946 Aeronca 7BCM

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5181
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ankeny, IA
Registration record

N1616E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7BCM
Serial
7AC-5181
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ankeny, IA
Certificate issued
2023-11-18
Airworthiness date
1979-06-13
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0F894
Mode S (octal)
50174224
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N1616E.
  • 1979-06-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1616E

N1616E is a 1946 Aeronca 7BCM, serial number 7AC-5181. It is registered to an individual in Ankeny, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 13, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1616E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1616E.

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.