Single-engine piston

N81551

1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
7AC-170
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Gustafson Dale H + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Kingwood, TX
Registration record

N81551 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-170
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Gustafson Dale H + 1 co-owner
Kingwood, TX
Certificate issued
1996-10-15
Airworthiness date
1956-03-03
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB1F10
Mode S (octal)
52617420
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1996-10-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N81551.
  • 1956-03-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N81551

N81551 is a 1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-170. The FAA register lists Gustafson Dale H + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Kingwood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 1996 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 March 3, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81551.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81551.

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.