Single-engine piston

N82506

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-1143
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Statesville, NC
Registration record

N82506 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-1143
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Statesville, NC
Certificate issued
2016-02-18
Airworthiness date
1980-10-03
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB45E5
Mode S (octal)
52642745
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-02-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N82506.
  • 1980-10-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968-03-06
    Accident at Mckinnon,Tenn, 42; damage: substantial.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82506

N82506 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-1143. It is registered to an individual in Statesville, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 18, 2016 and expires on February 28, 2029.

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 (normal), dated October 3, 1980.

N82506 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-03-06 Accident · Mckinnon,Tenn, 42 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0478
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.