Single-engine piston

N82940

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-1590
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Classic Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pella, IA
Registration record

N82940 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-1590
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Classic Aviation Inc
Pella, IA
Certificate issued
2004-04-13
Airworthiness date
1955-12-17
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB5547
Mode S (octal)
52652507
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).
  • 2004-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N82940.
  • 1955-12-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N82940

N82940 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-1590. The FAA register lists Classic Aviation Inc as the registrant in Pella, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2004 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 December 17, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N82940.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N82940.

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.