Single-engine piston

N83496

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-2167
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rich Aviation Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N83496 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-2167
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Rich Aviation Services LLC
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2020-12-08
Airworthiness date
1956-04-06
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB6AE8
Mode S (octal)
52665350
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N83496.
  • 1956-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N83496

N83496 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-2167. The FAA register lists Rich Aviation Services LLC as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 April 6, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N83496.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N83496.

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.