Single-engine piston

N82653

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-1295
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Riggin Flight Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Madison, SD
Registration record

N82653 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
7AC-1295
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Riggin Flight Service Inc
Madison, SD
Certificate issued
2023-01-06
Airworthiness date
1956-07-10
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB4A48
Mode S (octal)
52645110
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N82653.
  • 1956-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82653

N82653 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 7AC-1295. The FAA register lists Riggin Flight Service Inc as the registrant in Madison, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 6, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 10, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N82653.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N82653.

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.