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N1937E1946 Aeronca 7AC

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 1995)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Feb 29, 2028
Based in
Ben Lomond, CA
owner city / state
Engine
A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2018
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1995
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Ben Lomond, CA
Certificate issued
Feb 7, 2018
Expires
Feb 29, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Dec 5, 1955

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-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
  1. 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.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Serious
Report
LAX95LA150

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for LAX95LA150)

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 (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.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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