Single-engine piston

N2043H

1946 Champion 7AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4302
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mont Belvieu Materials Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mont Belvieu, TX
Registration record

N2043H on the FAA register

Type
1946 Champion 7AC
Serial
7AC-4302
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Mont Belvieu Materials Inc
Mont Belvieu, TX
Certificate issued
2012-04-14
Airworthiness date
2000-06-14
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1A3A8
Mode S (octal)
50321650
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
175 nm
Cruise (type)
74 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N2043H to the current registrant.
  • 2000-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-03-28
    N2043H previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7 (s/n 791); cancelled.
  • 1964-06-19
    N2043H previously assigned to a Engineering & Research 415-D (s/n 2666); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N2043H

N2043H is a 1946 Champion 7AC, serial number 7AC-4302. The FAA register lists Mont Belvieu Materials Inc as the registrant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2012 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 74 knots and a range of about 175 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 14, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2043H. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
74 kt
Range
175 nm
Fuel burn
4 gph

Published figures for the Champion 7AC type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-05-31 Accident · Mukwonago Wisc, 49 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1492
Reported aircraft: Ercoupe 415C — a different aircraft that carried the N2043H registration before this airframe.

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.