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N852511946 Aeronca 7AC

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2031
Based in
West Bloomfield, MI
owner city / state
Engine
A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 2024
NTSB events
None
since 1982
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
West Bloomfield, MI
Certificate issued
Oct 19, 2024
Expires
Oct 31, 2031
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Jun 29, 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-3985
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
ABB1E7

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. 2024 – nowIndividual ownerWest Bloomfield, MI · 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 (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

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.

  • Wings · spar · damagedDec 22, 2019

    AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND RT WING STRUCK GROUND AT WING TIP, SEE DRAWING BELOW. CAUSED LITTLE DAMAGE TO TIP BOW 7-440 AND NO DAMAGE TO RIB S-143. UPON INSPECTION FOUND 8 CRACKS IN GROWTH RINGS GOING ALL THE WAY TO PLYWOOD DOUBLER FOR REAR SPAR STRUT, WAS ABLE TO PUT RAZOR BLADE INTO…

    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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