Single-engine piston

N83173

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-1835
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Registration record

N83173 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-1835
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Certificate issued
2024-11-23
Airworthiness date
1955-08-25
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB5F7A
Mode S (octal)
52657572
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-11-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N83173.
  • 1980-06-28
    Accident at Miami,Fl, 09; damage: destroyed.
  • 1955-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N83173

N83173 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-1835. It is registered to an individual in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 23, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 August 25, 1955.

N83173 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-06-28 Accident · Miami,Fl, 09 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0802
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: NDING IN RUDDER.

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.