Single-engine piston

N5498N

1947 Aeronca 7BCM

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
7BCM-251
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Farmer Richard M + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Tuscaloosa, AL
Registration record

N5498N on the FAA register

Type
1947 Aeronca 7BCM
Serial
7BCM-251
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Farmer Richard M + 1 co-owner
Tuscaloosa, AL
Certificate issued
2026-09-22
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6FCD8
Mode S (octal)
51576330
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-09-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5498N.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N5498N

N5498N is a 1947 Aeronca 7BCM, serial number 7BCM-251. The FAA register lists Farmer Richard M + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 22, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033.

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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5498N. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-11-22 Accident · Ano Ky, 17 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3539
Reported aircraft: Champion 116 — a different aircraft that carried the N5498N 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.