Single-engine piston

N81656

1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1945
Serial
7AC-275
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jackson, GA
Registration record

N81656 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-275
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jackson, GA
Certificate issued
2024-01-07
Airworthiness date
1956-02-06
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB22CC
Mode S (octal)
52621314
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N81656.
  • 1965-09-20
    Accident at Grand Ledge Mich, 22; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-02-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N81656

N81656 is a 1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-275. It is registered to an individual in Jackson, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 7, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 February 6, 1956.

N81656 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-09-20 Accident · Grand Ledge Mich, 22 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2927
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.