N2873E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aeronca 7AC built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 30, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".
Aeronca 7AC cancelled May 30, 2018
- Serial number
- 7AC-6456
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- December 9, 2014
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Fairbanks, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N2873E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aeronca 7AC · serial 7AC-6456
The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in an undershoot and subsequent nosing down of the airplane when the main landing gear tires contacted shallow water prior to the intended landing site.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site