N85166
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N85166 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2032-12-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2025-12-22Certificate of registration issued as N85166.
- 2017-09-05Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1974-02-10Accident at Friendswood,Tex, 43; damage: substantial.
- 1946Manufactured (1946).
About N85166
N85166 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3898. It is registered to an individual in Henderson, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 22, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A75-8 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 5, 2017.
N85166 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
