Single-engine piston

N2171E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-5742
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Columbus, IN
Registration record

N2171E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
7AC-5742
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Columbus, IN
Certificate issued
2024-02-19
Airworthiness date
1956-07-07
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1D603
Mode S (octal)
50353003
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N2171E.
  • 1956-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N2171E

N2171E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 7AC-5742. It is registered to co-owners in Columbus, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 19, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

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 July 7, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2171E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2171E.

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.