Single-engine piston

N81966

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-591
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lewiston, ID
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Registration record

N81966 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-591
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lewiston, ID
Certificate issued
2023-02-01
Airworthiness date
1956-04-01
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB2E14
Mode S (octal)
52627024
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N81966.
  • 1996-06-23
    Accident at Vancouver, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N81966

N81966 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-591. It is registered to an individual in Lewiston, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 April 1, 1956.

N81966 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-06-23 Accident · Vancouver, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA96LA135
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during take-off, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve and subsequent dragging of the right wing. The pilot's lack of experience in the make/model of aircraft was a related factor.

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.