Single-engine piston

N8178A

1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
7AC-407
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palatka, FL
Registration record

N8178A on the FAA register

Type
1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-407
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palatka, FL
Certificate issued
2022-01-08
Airworthiness date
1958-08-12
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB26CE
Mode S (octal)
52623316
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8178A to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-11
    N8178A previously assigned to a Piper Arrow IV (s/n 28R8018055); cancelled.
  • 1958-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N8178A

N8178A is a 1945 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-407. It is registered to an individual in Palatka, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2022 and expires on January 31, 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 August 12, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8178A.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8178A.

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.