Single-engine piston

N82244

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-872
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Burgess Edward P + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Elizabethtown, KY
Registration record

N82244 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-872
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Burgess Edward P + 1 co-owner
Elizabethtown, KY
Certificate issued
1973-09-06
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB3B4A
Mode S (octal)
52635512
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1977-02-20
    Accident at Elizabethtown,Ky, 17; damage: destroyed.
  • 1973-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N82244.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82244

N82244 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-872. The FAA register lists Burgess Edward P + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 1973 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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.

N82244 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-02-20 Accident · Elizabethtown,Ky, 17 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1470
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.