Single-engine piston

N85179

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-3911
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Taylorsville, KY
Registration record

N85179 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3911
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Taylorsville, KY
Certificate issued
2026-04-23
Airworthiness date
1956-05-05
Registration expires
2033-04-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
ABAE7E
Mode S (octal)
52727176
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-04-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N85179.
  • 1956-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85179

N85179 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3911. It is registered to co-owners in Taylorsville, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 23, 2026 and expires on April 30, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated May 5, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85179.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85179.

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.