Single-engine piston

N85563

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4305
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kingsbury, TX
Registration record

N85563 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA: Aeronca 7DC)
Serial
7AC-4305
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kingsbury, TX
Certificate issued
2015-08-17
Airworthiness date
1956-05-10
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABBD31
Mode S (octal)
52736461
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-08-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N85563.
  • 1956-05-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85563

N85563 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion DC (FAA model 7DC), serial number 7AC-4305. It is registered to an individual in Kingsbury, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 17, 2015 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 standard category, dated May 10, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85563.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85563.

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.