Single-engine piston

N82059

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-685
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shelby, MI
Registration record

N82059 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-685
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shelby, MI
Certificate issued
2025-12-19
Airworthiness date
1956-05-01
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB3404
Mode S (octal)
52632004
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N82059.
  • 1974-03-01
    Accident at Lincoln,Nebr, 27; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82059

N82059 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-685. It is registered to an individual in Shelby, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 19, 2025 and expires on December 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 May 1, 1956.

N82059 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-03-01 Accident · Lincoln,Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0556
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.