Single-engine piston

N81663

1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
7AC-281
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ranger Airfield Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Ranger, TX
Registration record

N81663 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-281
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Ranger Airfield Foundation
Ranger, TX
Certificate issued
2025-07-30
Airworthiness date
1956-09-10
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB22EC
Mode S (octal)
52621354
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N81663.
  • 1956-09-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N81663

N81663 is a 1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-281. The FAA register lists Ranger Airfield Foundation as the registrant in Ranger, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2025 and expires on July 31, 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 September 10, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81663.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81663.

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.