Single-engine piston

N1700E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5265
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Rapelje, MT
Registration record

N1700E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5265
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Rapelje, MT
Certificate issued
2001-08-23
Airworthiness date
1957-09-19
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A11B8A
Mode S (octal)
50215612
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N1700E.
  • 1968-08-11
    Accident at Amesbury,Mass, 21; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-09-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1700E

N1700E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5265. It is registered to an individual in Rapelje, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2001 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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 September 19, 1957.

N1700E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-08-11 Accident · Amesbury,Mass, 21 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2746
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.