N85397
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC
N85397 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-02-28Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2008-12-08Certificate of registration issued as N85397.
- 1987-04-05Accident at Horizon City, TX; damage: destroyed.
- 1958-05-23Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1946Manufactured (1946).
About N85397
N85397 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-4137. The FAA register lists Kyle E Rich Inc as the registrant in Sumner, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2008 and expires on February 28, 2029.
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 May 23, 1958.
N85397 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.
Accident & incident history
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.
