Single-engine piston

N1937E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5504
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ben Lomond, CA
Registration record

N1937E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-5504
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ben Lomond, CA
Certificate issued
2018-02-07
Airworthiness date
1955-12-05
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A176A2
Mode S (octal)
50273242
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N1937E.
  • 1995-03-31
    Accident at El Cajon, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N1937E

N1937E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-5504. It is registered to an individual in Ben Lomond, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 7, 2018 and expires on February 29, 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 December 5, 1955.

N1937E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-03-31 Accident · El Cajon, CA Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX95LA150
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to an in-flight separation of the fuel system gascolator glass bowl resulting in a premature fuel exhaustion. The rough/uneven terrain is a factor in this accident.

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.