Single-engine piston

N487AC

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-3549
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Saranac, NY
Registration record

N487AC on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3549
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Saranac, NY
Certificate issued
2022-08-27
Airworthiness date
2001-01-04
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6029D
Mode S (octal)
51401235
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N487AC.
  • 2001-01-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N487AC

N487AC is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3549. It is registered to an individual in Saranac, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 27, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 4, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N487AC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N487AC.

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.