Single-engine piston

N81494

1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1945
Serial
7AC-104
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lkn Champ LLC (LLC)
Based
Sherrills Ford, NC
Registration record

N81494 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-104
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Lkn Champ LLC
Sherrills Ford, NC
Certificate issued
2025-09-13
Airworthiness date
1956-07-30
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB1BE8
Mode S (octal)
52615750
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N81494.
  • 1968-02-18
    Accident at Greenville,Mich, 22; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-07-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N81494

N81494 is a 1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-104. The FAA register lists Lkn Champ LLC as the registrant in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 13, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 July 30, 1956.

N81494 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-02-18 Accident · Greenville,Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0232
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC

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.