Single-engine piston

N980F

1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
7AC-1142
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fairchild Argus LLC (LLC)
Based
Evergreen, CO
Registration record

N980F on the FAA register

Type
1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA: Aeronca 7AC)
Serial
7AC-1142
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Fairchild Argus LLC
Evergreen, CO
Certificate issued
2012-09-17
Airworthiness date
1994-10-07
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADABA1
Mode S (octal)
53325641
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-09-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N980F.
  • 1994-10-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N980F

N980F is a 1946 Aeronca 7 Champion AC (FAA model 7AC), serial number 7AC-1142. The FAA register lists Fairchild Argus LLC as the registrant in Evergreen, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 17, 2012 and expires on September 30, 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 (normal), dated October 7, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N980F.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N980F.

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.