Single-engine piston

N2162E

1946 Aeronca 7BCM

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5730
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Middletown LLC (LLC)
Based
Chandler, AZ
Registration record

N2162E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7BCM
Serial
7AC-5730
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Middletown LLC
Chandler, AZ
Certificate issued
2018-02-14
Airworthiness date
1956-05-11
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1D26F
Mode S (octal)
50351157
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).
  • 2018-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N2162E.
  • 1956-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N2162E

N2162E is a 1946 Aeronca 7BCM, serial number 7AC-5730. The FAA register lists Middletown LLC as the registrant in Chandler, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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, dated May 11, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2162E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-12-15 Accident · Cedar Vale,Ks, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3051
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-32 — a different aircraft that carried the N2162E 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.