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

Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)

2,355 on the U.S. register across 14 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1945 to 1976; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. Texas has the most (175). 16% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 7 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 (1,539), Cont Motor C85 Series (367), Cont Motor C90 Series (162)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 90 mph
Maker on the register: Aeronca
Registered: earliest certificate September 9, 1947; newest October 1, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas175California131Florida124Ohio115New York109Minnesota109Wisconsin89Washington84Michigan81North Carolina74Missouri73Indiana71

Who owns them registrant type

Individual1,671 (71%)Co-owned315 (13%)LLC174 (7%)Corporation139 (6%)Partnership56 (2%)

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

Version	Registered	Built	Share
7AC	1,878	1940 to 1976	79.7%
7BCM	175	1945 to 1961	7.4%
7DC	121	1945 to 1949	5.1%
7CCM	91	1945 to 1960	3.9%
7EC	52	1946 to 1960	2.2%
7DC-CONV	14	1946 to 1947	0.6%
7AC-CONV	6	1946 to 1948	0.3%
7FC	5	1958	0.2%
7BCM/CONV	5	1946	0.2%
7EC CONV	3	1946 to 1948	0.1%
7GC	2	1946 to 1958	0.1%
7GCBC	1	1945	0.0%
7GCB	1	1965	0.0%
7AC/BCM CONV	1	1946	0.0%

When they were built by decade · 441 with no year on file

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

Registration status

Valid2,309 (98%)Pending23 (1.0%)Sale reported13 (0.6%)Revoked7 (0.3%)Pending cancellation3 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard2,210 (94%)None on file61 (3%)Multiple52 (2%)Restricted21 (0.9%)Experimental10 (0.4%)Special flight permit1 (0.0%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Pritchett Flying Service LLC4Stewarts Aircraft Service INC3Skylink Aviation INC2Olear INC2Middletown LLC2Kingdom Air Corps2Hemphill Holdings LLC2Classic Aviation LLC2Bas Part Sales LLC2Am Flite INC2Acadiana Fixed Wing Rotor Wing INC2Yuri Flyers LLC1

Fleet pages: Stewarts Aircraft Service INC · Skylink Aviation INC · Kingdom Air Corps · Hemphill Holdings LLC · Bas Part Sales LLC · Acadiana Fixed Wing Rotor Wing INC

Accident history NTSB records · 391 cases since 1982, 52 fatal

2026-09-24WPR26FA355 · 7AC N12DF · accident near Hesperia, CA · 2 killed

2026-07-07WPR26LA250 · 7AC N1097E · accident near Buffalo, WY · no injuries

2026-04-17WPR26LA165 · 7FC N7541B · accident near Bend, OR · no injuries

2026-01-11CEN26LA088 · 7AC N85018 · accident near Early, TX · no injuries

2025-09-01WPR25LA300 · 7AC N82003 · accident near Firebaugh, CA · no injuries

2025-08-06ANC25LA084 · 7AC N84726 · accident near Willow, AK · serious injuries

2025-06-07CEN25FA198 · 7AC N1846E · accident near Waterman, IL · 1 killed

2025-06-02WPR25LA168 · 7BCM N85311 · accident near Port Townsend, WA · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 391 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 7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

2,355 as of October 2, 2026, counting 14 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Aeronca 7s?

Texas, with 175.

Who owns the Aeronca 7?

16% 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 · 1,878 7AC (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N85019	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2013-06-11	Valid
N2738E	Aeronca 7AC	Williams Aviation INC Chapmansboro, Tennessee	Standard	2013-05-20	Valid
N1957E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-05-17	Valid
N83720	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-04-23	Valid
N85366	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-04-04	Valid
N1032E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2013-04-03	Valid
N84228	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Missouri	Multiple	2013-03-28	Valid
N84983	Aeronca 7AC	Gilberts Flying Club INC Hampshire, Illinois	Standard	2013-03-18	Valid
N81792	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2013-03-04	Valid
N207E	Aeronca 7AC	Flannery John J Atkinson, Nebraska	Standard	2013-02-22	Valid
N1565E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2013-02-14	Valid
N82433	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-02-14	Valid
N2241E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-02-05	Valid
N85743	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-01-29	Valid
N1112E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Idaho	None on file	2013-01-28	Valid
N85329	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-01-24	Valid
N2881E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-01-17	Valid
N84694	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2013-01-07	Valid
N2988E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-12-31	Valid
N515CB	Aeronca 7AC	Ward Eddie D Livingston, Texas	Standard	2012-12-28	Valid
N1330E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-12-26	Valid
N83011	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2012-12-07	Valid
N3112E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-12-06	Valid
N84919	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2012-11-27	Valid
N2666E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-11-09	Valid
N2780E	Aeronca 7AC	Adams Fertilizer INC Senath, Missouri	Standard	2012-11-06	Valid
N83002	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-10-19	Valid
N83248	Aeronca 7AC	Search And Rescue INC Swatara, Minnesota	Multiple	2012-10-10	Valid
N84858	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-09-27	Valid
N2142E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-09-24	Valid
N1608E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N980F	Aeronca 7AC	Fairchild Argus LLC Evergreen, Colorado	Standard	2012-09-17	Valid
N2860E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2012-09-05	Valid
N82615	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-08-09	Valid
N2704E	Aeronca 7AC	Champ 2704E Members LLC Bountiful, Utah	Standard	2012-08-07	Valid
N84124	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2012-08-07	Valid
N1598E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2012-07-10	Valid
N84281	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2012-06-25	Valid
N85633	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-06-21	Valid
N82621	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-06-14	Valid
N3013E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-06-12	Valid
N677AC	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-06-04	Valid
N3506E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-05-31	Valid
N1924E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2012-05-15	Valid
N1942E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2012-04-26	Valid
N3439E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-04-19	Valid
N82496	Aeronca 7AC	Mako Investments Lc Lafayette, Louisiana	Standard	2012-04-19	Valid
N84238	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2012-04-17	Valid
N83610	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-04-11	Valid
N84720	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-04-05	Valid
N85668	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-03-27	Valid
N1079E	Aeronca 7AC	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N3482E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N1216E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2012-03-22	Valid
N82935	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-03-22	Valid
N857AC	Aeronca 7AC	Toedtli Bryan S Vancouver, Washington	Standard	2012-03-20	Valid
N82721	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-03-19	Valid
N2713E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-03-16	Valid
N82873	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2012-03-07	Valid
N2020E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N85791	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N2315E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N83792	Aeronca 7AC	S Dacy Enterprises INC Harvard, Illinois	Standard	2012-03-02	Valid
N83813	Aeronca 7AC	Elbert County Air Force LLC Elbert, Colorado	Standard	2012-02-29	Valid
N83167	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-02-25	Valid
N81414	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N1538E	Aeronca 7AC	Bartelma Farms INC Runnells, Iowa	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N85108	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-02-23	Valid
N3823E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-02-22	Valid
N85661	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-02-09	Valid
N84241	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2012-02-03	Valid
N1457E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-01-25	Valid
N83802	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-01-25	Valid
N83192	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-01-21	Valid
N1811E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-01-12	Valid
N3144E	Aeronca 7AC	Airpower Museum INC Ottumwa, Iowa	Standard	2012-01-04	Valid
N1144E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-23	Valid
N2916E	Aeronca 7AC	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2011-12-22	Valid
N82113	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	2011-12-22	Valid
N1486E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New York	Standard	2011-12-14	Valid
N3608E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-12-07	Valid
N6385V	Aeronca 7AC	Champ Flyers Of Va LLC Glen Allen, Virginia	Standard	2011-11-30	Valid
N2463E	Aeronca 7AC	Gustafson David H Kingwood, Texas	Standard	2011-11-29	Valid
N82245	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-11-28	Valid
N85380	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-11-04	Valid
N82052	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-11-01	Valid
N2069E	Aeronca 7AC	Nc2069E LLC Deland, Florida	Standard	2011-10-20	Valid
N82975	Aeronca 7AC	Dabo-Champ LLC Culpeper, Virginia	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N85396	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-10-07	Valid
N85192	Aeronca 7AC	Daphna INC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2011-09-27	Valid
N2505E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	2011-09-26	Valid
N2419E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2011-09-23	Valid
N3588E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2011-09-10	Valid
N82316	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2011-09-09	Valid
N82414	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2011-09-02	Valid
N2752E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-08-25	Valid
N81534	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Multiple	2011-08-25	Valid
N1986E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-08-12	Valid
N2721E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-08-09	Valid
N82576	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	2011-08-09	Valid