N83863 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aeronca 7AC built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Aeronca 7AC cancelled March 8, 2018
- Serial number
- 7AC-2544
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 3, 2013
- Last FAA action
- September 3, 2013
- Last owner
- Schmouth John D (Individual)
Brockton, MA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N83863
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aeronca 7AC · serial 7AC-2544
The pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate pretakeoff check of the flight controls, which resulted in a takeoff with the rudder gust lock installed. Contributing to the accident was the pilot-rated passenger’s failure to detect that the rudder gust lock was installed.
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