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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Aeronca
Model
7EC
Year
1950
Serial number
7EC-59
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
A5C7DD
Engine
Make and model
Cont Motor C90 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
95 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2025 – nowWings Of The North INCEden Prairie, MN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Feb 7, 1987 · Big Fork, MN
AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO TAKEOFF FROM A SNOW-COVERED LAKE, THE PLT FOUND A PLOWED AREA LEADING TO A FISH HOUSE. HE TAXIED TO THE AREA AND BEGAN TO TAKEOFF TOWARDS THE EAST. ON LIFT-OFF, THE LEFT AILERON STRUCK THE TOP OF THE FISH HOUSE. THE PLT LANDED ABOUT 50 YARDS BEYOND THE FISH HOUSE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
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.
WHEN THE NR 4 CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, THE EXHAUST VALVE HEAD WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN OFF, ABOUT .5 INCH FROM THE FACE OF THE VALVE, CAUSING FAILURE OF THE PISTON AND FAILURE OF THE INTAKE VALVE. THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE FAILURE CAUSED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. THE PILOT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.