Single-engine piston

N81542

1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
7AC-161
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cottonwood Flying Club (Corporation)
Based
Rockford, IL
Registration record

N81542 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-161
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Cottonwood Flying Club
Rockford, IL
Certificate issued
2016-04-18
Airworthiness date
1957-04-29
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB1EEE
Mode S (octal)
52617356
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N81542.
  • 1957-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N81542

N81542 is a 1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-161. The FAA register lists Cottonwood Flying Club as the registrant in Rockford, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2016 and expires on April 30, 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 29, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81542.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81542.

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.