Single-engine piston

N85227

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-3961
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Seesholtz Bros Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bloomsburg, PA
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Registration record

N85227 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-3961
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Seesholtz Bros Inc
Bloomsburg, PA
Certificate issued
2009-08-20
Airworthiness date
1955-06-29
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABB184
Mode S (octal)
52730604
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-08-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N85227.
  • 1975-06-27
    Accident at Oneonta,Ny, 32; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-06-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85227

N85227 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-3961. The FAA register lists Seesholtz Bros Inc as the registrant in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 20, 2009 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 29, 1955.

N85227 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-06-27 Accident · Oneonta,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2018
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC

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.