Single-engine piston

N60FU

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-2432
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
R & N Associates World Wide Inc (Corporation)
Based
Port Orange, FL
Registration record

N60FU on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-2432
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
R & N Associates World Wide Inc
Port Orange, FL
Certificate issued
2002-02-21
Airworthiness date
1957-04-03
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A7C576
Mode S (octal)
51742566
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N60FU.
  • 1989-07-27
    Accident at Homestead, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-04-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N60FU

N60FU is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-2432. The FAA register lists R & N Associates World Wide Inc as the registrant in Port Orange, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2002 and expires on October 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, dated April 3, 1957.

N60FU has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1989-07-27 Accident · Homestead, FL Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · MIA89LA208
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: IMPROPER REPAIR OF THE FUEL CAP (SEAL) BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BLOCKED FUEL SYSTEM (CAP) VENT AND SUBSEQUENT FUEL STARVATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE TELEPHONE LINE. THE TELEPHONE (TRANSMISSION) LINE WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

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.