Single-engine piston

N4393C

1956 Champion 7EC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1956
Serial
422
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pacific Grove, CA
Registration record

N4393C on the FAA register

Type
1956 Champion 7EC
Serial
422
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pacific Grove, CA
Certificate issued
2023-07-04
Airworthiness date
1977-03-17
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A54751
Mode S (octal)
51243521
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
350 nm
Cruise (type)
97 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N4393C.
  • 1977-03-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1956
    Manufactured (1956).
Overview

About N4393C

N4393C is a 1956 Champion 7EC, serial number 422. It is registered to an individual in Pacific Grove, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 4, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 97 knots and a range of about 350 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 17, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4393C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
97 kt
Range
350 nm
Power / thrust (each)
90
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,240 ft
Landing over 50 ft
700 ft
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Champion 7EC type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-02-14 Accident · New Gloucester, ME Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · NYC82FNC04
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7EC — a different aircraft that carried the N4393C 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.