Single-engine piston

N2456E

Champion Aeronca 7AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
6035
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Porter Flying Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chico, CA
Registration record

N2456E on the FAA register

Type
Champion Aeronca 7AC
Serial
6035
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Porter Flying Service Inc
Chico, CA
Certificate issued
2025-08-13
Airworthiness date
1956-06-09
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A245C1
Mode S (octal)
50442701
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N2456E.
  • 1956-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N2456E

N2456E is a Champion Aeronca 7AC, serial number 6035. The FAA register lists Porter Flying Service Inc as the registrant in Chico, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 13, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 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 9, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2456E. 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 Aeronca 7AC type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-06-21 Accident · Lamont, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX96LA239
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N2456E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid a guy wire along the border of a field that was being agriculturally treated. The sunglare, guy wire, and lack of visual cues were related factors.

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.