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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aeronca
Model
7AC
Year
1946
Serial number
7AC-5504
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
A176A2
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
2018 – nowIndividual ownerBen Lomond, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 31, 1995 · El Cajon, CA
a loss of engine power due to an in-flight separation of the fuel system gascolator glass bowl resulting in a premature fuel exhaustion. The rough/uneven terrain is a factor in this accident.
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 (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Fuel · gascolator · bowl failedMar 31, 1995
THIS AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A FUEL STARVATION ACCIDENT BELIEVED CAUSED BY FAILURE OF GASCOLATOR GLASS BOWL. SAFETY WIRE AND SAFETYING DEVICE STILL ATTACHED TO ASSY. CHAMPION ACFT CORP. SERVICE HINT NR 15 RECOMMENDS GLASS BOWLS BE REPLACED WITH METAL UNITS DUE TO PREVIOUS FAILURES OF GLASS BOWLS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.