Single-engine piston

N84554

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-3254
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Minot, ND
Registration record

N84554 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3254
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Minot, ND
Certificate issued
1987-04-22
Airworthiness date
1955-08-28
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB9590
Mode S (octal)
52712620
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).
  • 1987-04-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N84554.
  • 1982-06-24
    Accident at Maple Plain, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 1965-03-20
    Accident at Kansas City Kans, 16; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N84554

N84554 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3254. It is registered to an individual in Minot, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 22, 1987 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 28, 1955.

N84554 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-06-24 Accident · Maple Plain, MN Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · CHI82FER22
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
1965-03-20 Accident · Kansas City Kans, 16 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1219
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
1964-02-22 Accident · Kansas City Mo, 25 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 2 0069
Reported aircraft: Champion 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N84554 registration before this airframe.

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.