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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N86019 | Aeronca 11AC |
Airspeed INC Winter Park, Florida |
Standard | 2016-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85880 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2016-04-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9411E | Aeronca 11AC |
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2016-04-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9147E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2016-04-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9449E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2016-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9700E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2016-03-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85981 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86331 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2015-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86008 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-12-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3706E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9155E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2015-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4139E | Aeronca 11CC |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Standard | 2015-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9808E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2015-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3450E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9448E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9622S | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3292E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2015-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4282E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-07-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4333E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2015-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3769E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2015-07-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3452E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2015-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86125 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2015-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86086 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-04-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3813E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2015-04-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9831E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2015-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8194X | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2015-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3245E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2015-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85814 | Aeronca 11AC |
Tracemont Flyers LLC Boyce, Louisiana |
Standard | 2015-02-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3175E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2014-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9085E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2014-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3202E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2014-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9300E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2014-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9156E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2014-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85922 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-10-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9121E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-10-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3604E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2014-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3361E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2014-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9001E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2014-09-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112RR | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2014-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9576E | Aeronca 11AC |
Green Castle Aero Club LTD Oxford, Iowa |
Standard | 2014-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85932 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2014-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4049E | Aeronca 11BC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2014-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9261E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2014-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9268E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner West Virginia |
None on file | 2014-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9287D | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
None on file | 2014-08-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3984E | Aeronca 11BC |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2014-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4258E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2014-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9126E | Aeronca 11BC |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2014-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9661E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9483E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2014-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1178G | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2014-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4185E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2014-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85855 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2014-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85808 | Aeronca 11AC |
Albij3 LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2014-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9654E | Aeronca 11AC |
Albij3 LLC Milton, Florida |
Standard | 2014-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4369E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9692E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2014-03-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9318E | Aeronca 11AC |
Airpower Museum INC Ottumwa, Iowa |
Standard | 2014-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40178 | Aeronca 11BC |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 2014-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3668E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2014-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85986 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2014-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9586E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2014-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4525E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2014-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4271E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2013-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86001 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2013-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3347E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85891 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86361 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2013-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9627E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2013-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9186E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2013-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2830D | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3297E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2013-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9641E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2013-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3382E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-05-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4253E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2013-05-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9388E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2013-04-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4553E | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2013-04-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9381E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2013-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85871 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2013-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9279E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2013-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9428E | Aeronca 11AC |
Kewley David A Manville, Illinois |
Standard | 2013-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9647E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2013-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9771E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-01-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9293E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2013-01-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9365E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2012-12-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86193 | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
Standard | 2012-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4162E | Aeronca 11CC |
Ground Loopers Flight Club LLC Gunnison, Utah |
Standard | 2012-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86287 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2012-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9746E | Aeronca 11AC |
Wething Aviation LLC Detroit Lakes, Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-09-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3380E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2012-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4069E | Aeronca 11BC |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4270E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2012-06-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9037E | Aeronca 11AC |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2012-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3751E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2012-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7217K | Aeronca 11CC |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86158 | Aeronca 11AC |
Hixssen Michael L Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2012-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3884E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2012-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N86196 | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2011-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4105E | Aeronca 11CC |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2011-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3237E | Aeronca 11AC |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |