Single-engine piston

N9817Y

1960 Champion Aeronca 7FC

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1960
Serial
7FC-401
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gregory, SD
Registration record

N9817Y on the FAA register

Type
1960 Champion Aeronca 7FC
Serial
7FC-401
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gregory, SD
Certificate issued
2025-10-13
Airworthiness date
1960-10-28
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADB23F
Mode S (octal)
53331077
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N9817Y.
  • 1960-10-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N9817Y

N9817Y is a 1960 Champion Aeronca 7FC, serial number 7FC-401. It is registered to an individual in Gregory, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated October 28, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9817Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-12-24 Accident · Houston Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4137
Reported aircraft: Aeronca 7FC — a different aircraft that carried the N9817Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UDDENLY. DIVED AIRCRAFT INTO RUNWAY.

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.