Single-engine piston

N45K

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC5244
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Centerburg, OH
Registration record

N45K on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC5244
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Centerburg, OH
Certificate issued
2016-11-14
Airworthiness date
2017-08-17
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A570A4
Mode S (octal)
51270244
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-09-10
    N45K previously assigned to a Homebuilt Tailwind W-8 (s/n 578); cancelled.
  • 2017-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2016-11-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N45K to the current registrant.
  • 1995-09-19
    N45K previously assigned to a Cessna 175 (s/n 55658); cancelled.
  • 1988-08-26
    N45K previously assigned to a Lockheed 1329-23E (s/n 5151); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
  • 1930-08-08
    N45K previously assigned to a Bird Aircraft B (s/n 2007-58); cancelled.
Overview

About N45K

N45K is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC5244. It is registered to an individual in Centerburg, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 14, 2016 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85-12F engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 17, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N45K.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N45K.

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.