Single-engine piston

N82816

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-1463
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairbury, IL
Registration record

N82816 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-1463
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairbury, IL
Certificate issued
1973-03-09
Airworthiness date
1955-10-07
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB512D
Mode S (octal)
52650455
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1973-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N82816.
  • 1955-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82816

N82816 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-1463. It is registered to an individual in Fairbury, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 1973 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 October 7, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N82816.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N82816.

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.