Single-engine piston

N42344

1945 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
7AC-409
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bloomington, MN
Registration record

N42344 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
7AC-409
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bloomington, MN
Certificate issued
2003-07-07
Airworthiness date
1997-06-20
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A509C5
Mode S (octal)
51204705
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-07-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N42344 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-08-05
    N42344 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 14594); cancelled.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N42344

N42344 is a 1945 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 7AC-409. It is registered to an individual in Bloomington, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 7, 2003 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 June 20, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42344.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42344.

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.