Single-engine piston

N83555

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-2230
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Middletown LLC (LLC)
Based
Chandler, AZ
Registration record

N83555 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-2230
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Middletown LLC
Chandler, AZ
Certificate issued
2018-02-14
Airworthiness date
1956-03-19
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB6E12
Mode S (octal)
52667022
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N83555.
  • 1990-06-09
    Accident at Deer River, MN; damage: destroyed.
  • 1956-03-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N83555

N83555 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-2230. The FAA register lists Middletown LLC as the registrant in Chandler, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 March 19, 1956.

N83555 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-06-09 Accident · Deer River, MN Damage: Destroyed NTSB · MKC90LA121
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: AIRSPEED NOT MAINTAINED AND STALL/SPIN ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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.