Single-engine piston

N85079

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-3809
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bolton, CT
Registration record

N85079 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3809
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bolton, CT
Certificate issued
2019-10-02
Airworthiness date
1956-01-27
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABAAC7
Mode S (octal)
52725307
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N85079.
  • 1956-01-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85079

N85079 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3809. It is registered to an individual in Bolton, Connecticut. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 2, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

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 January 27, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N85079. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-02-14 Accident · Wurtsboro,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0441
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N85079 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.