Single-engine piston

N85253

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7DC-3987
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Angelo, TX
Registration record

N85253 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
7DC-3987
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Angelo, TX
Certificate issued
2019-10-22
Airworthiness date
1971-06-03
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABB1E9
Mode S (octal)
52730751
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N85253.
  • 1971-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85253

N85253 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 7DC-3987. It is registered to an individual in San Angelo, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2019 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 3, 1971.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85253.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85253.

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.