Aircraft record

N1478E1946 Aeronca 7AC

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 11, 2024.

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Aug 2022)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: La Follette, TN; owner city / state
Engine: A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; on record
NTSB events: 2; destroyed, 2022
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: La Follette, TN
Canceled: May 11, 2024
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Feb 9, 1956

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Aeronca
Model: 7AC
Year: 1946
Serial number: 7AC-5041
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A0C026

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor A&C65 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 65 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

until 2024Individual ownerLa Follette, TN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 29, 2022 · Jacksboro, TN

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: ERA22FA391

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA22FA391)

Accident · substantial damage

May 4, 2007 · Lagrangeville, NY

The pilot's failure to identify a partially buried rock in the landing surface of an unimproved grass runway, which resulted in an inadvertent collision during the landing roll.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: NYC07CA115

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC07CA115)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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