Single-engine piston

N2278E

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
5852
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hawthorne, FL
Registration record

N2278E on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
5852
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hawthorne, FL
Certificate issued
2017-08-08
Airworthiness date
1974-01-14
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
A1FE77
Mode S (octal)
50377167
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N2278E.
  • 1974-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N2278E

N2278E is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 5852. It is registered to an individual in Hawthorne, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2017 and expires on August 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated January 14, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2278E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2278E.

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.