Single-engine piston

N81881

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-504
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Pleasanton, CA
Registration record

N81881 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-504
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pleasanton, CA
Certificate issued
2022-08-04
Airworthiness date
1957-05-27
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB2A9E
Mode S (octal)
52625236
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N81881.
  • 1967-07-23
    Accident at Long Beach,Calif, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N81881

N81881 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-504. It is registered to co-owners in Pleasanton, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 27, 1957.

N81881 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-07-23 Accident · Long Beach,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3072
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.