Single-engine piston

N3688E

1947 Champion 11BC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
11AC-1849
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 540 Lancaster County (Corporation)
Based
Smoketown, PA
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Registration record

N3688E on the FAA register

Type
1947 Champion 11BC
Serial
11AC-1849
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Eaa Chapter 540 Lancaster County
Smoketown, PA
Certificate issued
2023-08-31
Airworthiness date
2003-07-23
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A42D79
Mode S (octal)
51026571
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N3688E to the current registrant.
  • 2003-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1951-11-09
    N3688E previously assigned to a Aeronca 11AC Chief (s/n 11AC-S-38); cancelled.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N3688E

N3688E is a 1947 Champion 11BC, serial number 11AC-1849. The FAA register lists Eaa Chapter 540 Lancaster County as the registrant in Smoketown, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

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 (normal), dated July 23, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3688E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-11-04 Accident · Beaufort, SC Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL84LA037
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft BE-58P — a different aircraft that carried the N3688E 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.