Single-engine piston

N82889

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-1539
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Better Living Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N82889 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-1539
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Better Living Aviation Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2005-03-18
Airworthiness date
1956-02-12
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB5225
Mode S (octal)
52651045
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N82889.
  • 1969-03-30
    Accident at Lebanon,Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1966-10-01
    Accident at Middletown Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82889

N82889 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-1539. The FAA register lists Better Living Aviation Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2005 and expires on December 31, 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, dated February 12, 1956.

N82889 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-03-30 Accident · Lebanon,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0306
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
1966-10-01 Accident · Middletown Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2979
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.