Single-engine piston

N81971

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4399
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plainfield, NJ
Registration record

N81971 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-4399
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plainfield, NJ
Certificate issued
1978-05-11
Airworthiness date
1956-07-16
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB2E32
Mode S (octal)
52627062
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1978-05-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N81971 to the current registrant.
  • 1973-05-07
    N81971 previously assigned to a Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (s/n 7AC-596); cancelled.
  • 1964-08-22
    Accident at Tillamook Oreg, 37; damage: destroyed.
  • 1956-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N81971

N81971 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-4399. It is registered to an individual in Plainfield, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 11, 1978 and expires on April 30, 2027.

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 July 16, 1956.

N81971 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-08-22 Accident · Tillamook Oreg, 37 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0866
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.