Models · Aeronca · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Aeronca 11 Chief

740 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1954; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. Texas has the most (53). 11% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 11 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor A&C65 Series (521), Cont Motor C85 Series (137), Cont Motor A&C75 Series (19)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 75 mph
Maker on the register: Aeronca
Registered: earliest certificate January 7, 1959; newest September 30, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas53Minnesota50Wisconsin45California41Indiana40Ohio35Florida35Michigan34New York32Missouri30Alaska30Washington25

Who owns them registrant type

Individual582 (79%)Co-owned72 (10%)LLC41 (6%)Corporation23 (3%)Partnership20 (3%)Not stated2 (0.3%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
11AC	602	1945 to 1954	81.4%
11CC	72	1947 to 1950	9.7%
11BC	65	1946 to 1947	8.8%
11BC-CONV	1	1946	0.1%

When they were built by decade · 169 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid727 (98%)Sale reported4 (0.5%)Revoked4 (0.5%)Pending3 (0.4%)Pending cancellation1 (0.1%)Assigned, not yet registered1 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard708 (96%)None on file27 (4%)Experimental4 (0.5%)Multiple1 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Starfire Aviation LLC2Nodorft Aviation LLC2National Machinery & Conveyor INC2Albij3 LLC2Zero Zero Echo LLC1Word Of Truth INC1Wething Aviation LLC1West Michigan Aviation INC1Warrior Aviation LLC1Vx Aircraft Services LLC1Vintage Props LLC1Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum1

Fleet pages: Albij3 LLC · Warrior Aviation LLC · Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum

Accident history NTSB records · 110 cases since 1982, 13 fatal

2025-09-29CEN25LA403 · 11AC N86326 · accident near Longmont, CO · no injuries

2024-07-27WPR24LA261 · 11AC N86270 · accident near Winchester, CA · no injuries

2024-06-01ERA24LA238 · 11AC N9418E · accident near Geneseo, NY · no injuries

2024-03-31ERA24LA183 · 11AC N3420E · accident near Conyers, GA · minor injuries

2023-09-16WPR23LA346 · 11AC N46WR · accident near Apple, ID · minor injuries

2023-06-23ERA23LA275 · 11AC N9543E · accident near Pence Springs, WV · no injuries

2022-03-16ERA22LA157 · 11AC N9588E · accident near Harveysburg, OH · no injuries

2022-02-08WPR22LA099 · 11AC N9500E · accident near Napa, CA · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 110 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Aeronca 11 Chief aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

740 as of October 2, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Aeronca 11s?

Texas, with 53.

Who owns the Aeronca 11?

11% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 740

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N86175	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-01-06	Valid
N9833E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-12-29	Valid
N8596	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-10-19	Valid
N813AX	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-10-15	Valid
N9432E	Aeronca 11AC	Flight Level 360 INC Lawrenceville, Georgia	Standard	2022-10-07	Valid
N4000E	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2022-09-21	Valid
N9021E	Aeronca 11AC	Master Of Title INC Oceanside, California	Standard	2022-08-01	Valid
N3729E	Aeronca 11AC	Aerocraft Holding Company LLC Waxhaw, North Carolina	Standard	2022-07-30	Valid
N86044	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-07-20	Valid
N3540E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-07-06	Valid
N9345E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2022-07-02	Valid
N3865E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-06-21	Valid
N3264E	Aeronca 11AC	Warrior Aviation LLC Dollar Bay, Michigan	Standard	2022-06-07	Valid
N86203	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Guam	Standard	2022-05-26	Valid
N4128E	Aeronca 11CC	Alsup Alan D Gainesville, Texas	Standard	2022-05-24	Valid
N9442E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2022-05-14	Valid
N9334E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-05-03	Valid
N85991	Aeronca 11AC	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2022-04-27	Valid
N85818	Aeronca 11AC	N4172P INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-04-16	Valid
N4242E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-04-08	Valid
N9094E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2022-04-02	Valid
N3664E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-03-29	Valid
N9710E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-03-28	Valid
N86174	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-02-04	Valid
N4180E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-01-31	Valid
N9615E	Aeronca 11AC	Cohutta Aviators LLC Milton, Florida	Standard	2022-01-26	Valid
N4035E	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Ohio	None on file	2022-01-25	Valid
N3925E	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-01-24	Valid
N4098E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-01-10	Valid
N3703E	Aeronca 11AC	Thompson Barrett R Smyrna, Tennessee	Standard	2022-01-06	Valid
N86176	Aeronca 11AC	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2022-01-04	Valid
N4031E	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-12-20	Valid
N4383E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2021-12-20	Valid
N9761E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-12-20	Valid
N85829	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-12-18	Valid
N9766E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2021-12-09	Valid
N86146	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-12-04	Valid
N72Y	Aeronca 11AC	Olson Ezra Kingman, Kansas	Standard	2021-12-01	Valid
N86154	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-11-20	Valid
N3518E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-11-19	Valid
N9164E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-11-17	Valid
N9305E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2021-10-30	Valid
N4134E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-10-21	Valid
N86272	Aeronca 11AC	Turf Birds LLC Zelienople, Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-10-01	Valid
N4118V	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2021-09-16	Valid
N4170E	Aeronca 11CC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2021-08-27	Valid
N85905	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-08-21	Valid
N9724E	Aeronca 11AC	Rosti Construction Of Mn INC Elko, Minnesota	Standard	2021-08-11	Valid
N3868E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2021-07-29	Valid
N3949E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Arkansas	Experimental	2021-07-27	Valid
N9373E	Aeronca 11AC	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2021-07-27	Valid
N3384E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-07-22	Valid
N85887	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-07-21	Valid
N3187E	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-07-08	Valid
N3420E	Aeronca 11AC	Starfire Aviation LLC Conyers, Georgia	Standard	2021-06-29	Valid
N9418E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner New York	Standard	2021-06-24	Valid
N1620E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2021-06-08	Valid
N1012	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2021-06-07	Valid
N115SC	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-06-05	Valid
N86286	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2021-05-26	Valid
N4246E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-05-12	Valid
N3834E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2021-05-07	Valid
N3183E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2021-04-24	Valid
N4104E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2021-03-13	Valid
N86122	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2021-03-01	Valid
N4142E	Aeronca 11CC	Bulldog Aviation LLC Ely, Minnesota	Standard	2021-02-26	Valid
N3149E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-02-13	Valid
N81409	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N86043	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2021-02-09	Valid
N85821	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2021-02-03	Valid
N86335	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-02-02	Valid
N3818E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-01-14	Valid
N3538E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2021-01-11	Valid
N3430E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2021-01-06	Valid
N85948	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2020-12-17	Valid
N85862	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-11-20	Valid
N9646E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2020-11-13	Valid
N4613E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-11-09	Valid
N9224E	Aeronca 11AC	Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum Detroit, Michigan	Standard	2020-11-06	Valid
N9202E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-10-14	Valid
N3970E	Aeronca 11BC	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2020-10-02	Valid
N9118E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N3793E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2020-08-29	Valid
N86321	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2020-08-12	Valid
N3512E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2020-08-11	Valid
N9329E	Aeronca 11AC	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	2020-08-05	Valid
N9790E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-08-01	Valid
N4291E	Aeronca 11CC	Nodorft Aviation LLC Orlando, Florida	Standard	2020-07-29	Valid
N85929	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2020-07-27	Valid
N9007E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-28	Valid
N4412E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2020-05-27	Valid
N85841	Aeronca 11AC	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	2020-05-07	Valid
N9725E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-04-16	Valid
N4101E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Michigan	None on file	2020-04-15	Valid
N9011E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-04-06	Valid
N4094E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-03-31	Valid
N4125E	Aeronca 11CC	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-02-26	Valid
N9328E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-02-25	Valid
N85802	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-02-12	Valid
N9309E	Aeronca 11AC	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2020-01-31	Valid