Single-engine piston

N2985E

Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
7AC-6476
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saginaw, MN
Registration record

N2985E on the FAA register

Type
Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-6476
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saginaw, MN
Certificate issued
2019-05-29
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A3163E
Mode S (octal)
50613076
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N2985E to the current registrant.
  • 1992-09-16
    N2985E previously assigned to a Cessna 172N Skyhawk / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17271395); cancelled.
  • 1948-11-24
    N2985E previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-6571); cancelled.
Overview

About N2985E

N2985E is an Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-6476. It is registered to an individual in Saginaw, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2019 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2985E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-03-19 Accident · Buena Park, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX90FA123
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172N — a different aircraft that carried the N2985E registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT NOT MAINTAINING THE PRESCRIBED MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH.

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.