Single-engine piston

N82269

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-897
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Wakonda, SD
Registration record

N82269 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-897
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wakonda, SD
Certificate issued
2025-10-15
Airworthiness date
1958-02-28
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB3B95
Mode S (octal)
52635625
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N82269.
  • 1974-06-17
    Accident at Elko,Nev, 28; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-02-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82269

N82269 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-897. It is registered to co-owners in Wakonda, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 2025 and expires on October 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 February 28, 1958.

N82269 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-06-17 Accident · Elko,Nev, 28 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1784
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: DENSITY ALT ABT 6000FT.

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.