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 · 2,355

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
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
N4460E	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner New York	Standard	2012-02-13	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
N2513B	Aeronca 7CCM	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
N9330H	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner Pennsylvania	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
N1864M	Aeronca 7BCM	172 Fayette INC La Grange, Texas	Standard	2011-08-08	Valid
N2062E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Alabama	Multiple	2011-08-05	Valid
N44748	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-08-05	Valid
N5233R	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-07-29	Valid
N2604F	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-07-28	Valid
N85499	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-07-20	Valid
N999K	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2011-07-20	Valid
N84970	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-06-30	Valid
N84113	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2011-06-29	Valid
N82650	Aeronca 7AC	Mjj Aircraft INC Wilmington, Delaware	None on file	2011-06-22	Valid
N85168	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2011-06-20	Valid
N83488	Aeronca 7AC	Borzoya Aero Group INC Slatington, Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-06-15	Valid
N2597E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2011-06-14	Valid
N84406	Aeronca 7GC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2011-06-02	Valid
N81720	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2011-05-25	Valid
N85293	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-05-19	Valid
N4100A	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2011-05-13	Valid
N82850	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-04-12	Valid
N84923	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2011-04-06	Valid
N83336	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2011-03-22	Valid
N1764E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2011-01-31	Valid
N1528E	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-01-21	Valid
N85641	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2011-01-06	Valid
N3696E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2011-01-04	Valid
N82L	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2010-12-13	Valid
N81782	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Kansas	Multiple	2010-12-01	Valid
N83439	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2010-11-22	Valid
N81946	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2010-11-09	Valid
N84616	Aeronca 7AC	Greenbrier Aviation LLC Sevierville, Tennessee	Standard	2010-11-04	Valid
N2247E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2010-11-03	Valid
N4009B	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2010-11-01	Valid
N1681E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New York	Standard	2010-10-28	Valid
N2745E	Aeronca 7AC	Kingdom Air Corps Sutton, Alaska	Standard	2010-10-06	Valid
N84614	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2010-09-21	Valid
N81913	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-09-13	Valid
N4571E	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-08-26	Valid
N81760	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2010-08-26	Valid
N4487E	Aeronca 7DC	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2010-07-22	Valid
N85636	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2010-07-15	Valid
N2227E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2010-07-02	Valid
N2991E	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2010-06-22	Valid
N84049	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2010-06-18	Valid
N85229	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2010-06-10	Valid
N1780E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Indiana	None on file	2010-04-28	Valid
N82523	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2010-04-26	Valid
N1865E	Aeronca 7CCM	Co-owned owner New York	Multiple	2010-04-12	Valid
N3797E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-04-12	Valid
N2618E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2010-04-05	Valid
N83241	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2010-04-05	Valid
N6702C	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2010-03-03	Valid
N83729	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2010-02-04	Valid
N82042	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-01-27	Valid
N3585E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2010-01-19	Valid
N2479E	Aeronca 7AC	Frog Pond Aviation LLC Sherman, Texas	Standard	2010-01-15	Valid
N2679E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2009-12-08	Valid
N84160	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2009-11-03	Valid