Single-engine piston

N85198

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-3931
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lemmon, SD
Registration record

N85198 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3931
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lemmon, SD
Certificate issued
2023-08-23
Airworthiness date
1957-06-20
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABAEC3
Mode S (octal)
52727303
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N85198.
  • 1957-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85198

N85198 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3931. It is registered to co-owners in Lemmon, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 23, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

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 June 20, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85198.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85198.

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.