Single-engine piston

N85598

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-4341
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Waynesville, OH
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Registration record

N85598 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-4341
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Waynesville, OH
Certificate issued
1970-05-06
Airworthiness date
1956-06-23
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABBD9F
Mode S (octal)
52736637
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1971-08-25
    Accident at Martinsville,Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1970-05-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N85598.
  • 1956-06-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N85598

N85598 is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-4341. It is registered to an individual in Waynesville, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 6, 1970 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 23, 1956.

N85598 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-08-25 Accident · Martinsville,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3194
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
1969-03-18 Accident · San Joes,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0366
Reported aircraft: Cessna 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N85598 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LED FIREWALL AND SKIN.

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.