Single-engine piston

N487DC

1947 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
7DC 146
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Newberg, OR
Registration record

N487DC on the FAA register

Type
1947 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
7DC 146
Engines
Continental C85-12F
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Newberg, OR
Certificate issued
2019-09-17
Airworthiness date
2021-09-06
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A602E8
Mode S (octal)
51401350
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2019-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N487DC to the current registrant.
  • 1993-07-30
    N487DC previously assigned to a Homebuilt C-11 (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N487DC

N487DC is a 1947 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 7DC 146. It is registered to co-owners in Newberg, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2019 and expires on September 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 September 6, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N487DC.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N487DC.

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.