Single-engine piston

N1642E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5207
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chester, VA
Registration record

N1642E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5207
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chester, VA
Certificate issued
2023-05-10
Airworthiness date
1955-11-17
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1032D
Mode S (octal)
50201455
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N1642E.
  • 1955-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1642E

N1642E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5207. It is registered to an individual in Chester, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 November 17, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1642E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-06-24 Accident · Hagerstown,Ind, 14 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1236
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N1642E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: HIT TREE APRX 200FT L OF RWY.

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.