Single-engine piston

N85748

1955 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1955
Serial
7AC-4497
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Yellow Bird Flyers Association (Corporation)
Based
Springfield, OH
Registration record

N85748 on the FAA register

Type
1955 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-4497
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Yellow Bird Flyers Association
Springfield, OH
Certificate issued
2017-01-03
Airworthiness date
1955-09-09
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABC45E
Mode S (octal)
52742136
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-01
    Accident at Marysville, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-01-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N85748.
  • 1955-09-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N85748

N85748 is a 1955 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-4497. The FAA register lists Yellow Bird Flyers Association as the registrant in Springfield, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 9, 1955.

N85748 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-09-01 Accident · Marysville, OH Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA22LA400
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7AC
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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.