Single-engine piston

N85168

Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
7AC-3900
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Ojai, CA
Registration record

N85168 on the FAA register

Type
Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3900
Engines
1
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ojai, CA
Certificate issued
2011-06-20
Airworthiness date
1956-02-08
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABAE5A
Mode S (octal)
52727132
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-06-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N85168.
  • 1985-08-04
    Accident at Santa Paula, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-02-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N85168

N85168 is an Aeronca 7 Champion AC / Champion 7-AC / 7 AC Champ (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3900. It is registered to co-owners in Ojai, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 20, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 8, 1956.

N85168 has 1 accident/incident record 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

1985-08-04 Accident · Santa Paula, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX85LA338
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
1967-03-11 Accident · Crestview,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0760
Reported aircraft: Champion 7AC — a different aircraft that carried the N85168 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.