Single-engine piston

N85040

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-3765
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Copper Aviation Tailwheel LLC (LLC)
Based
Molt, MT
Registration record

N85040 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3765
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Copper Aviation Tailwheel LLC
Molt, MT
Certificate issued
2024-10-24
Airworthiness date
1957-03-15
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABAA55
Mode S (octal)
52725125
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N85040.
  • 1957-03-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85040

N85040 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3765. The FAA register lists Copper Aviation Tailwheel LLC as the registrant in Molt, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 24, 2024 and expires on October 31, 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 March 15, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85040.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85040.

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.