Models · Aeronca · Piston singles · data as of October 5, 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 5, 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
N82413	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1984-03-16	Valid
N4357E	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner Georgia	Multiple	1983-12-10	Valid
N82485	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner North Dakota	Multiple	1983-11-29	Valid
N84252	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1983-09-15	Valid
N84597	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1983-08-23	Valid
N37778	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1983-05-27	Valid
N1086E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1983-04-22	Valid
N84998	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1983-02-02	Valid
N2PM	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1983-01-13	Valid
N82662	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1982-11-26	Valid
N84453	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	1982-10-21	Valid
N85607	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1982-07-27	Valid
N82938	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1982-07-01	Valid
N85091	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1982-06-02	Valid
N84167	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1982-04-12	Valid
N65891	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1982-04-05	Valid
N82265	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	1982-03-19	Valid
N84974	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	1982-01-11	Valid
N2492E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1981-11-19	Valid
N3446E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-11-19	Valid
N2672E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Iowa	Standard	1981-08-18	Valid
N82199	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1981-04-02	Valid
N2435E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1981-03-20	Valid
N4352E	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner North Dakota	Multiple	1981-01-05	Valid
N83588	Aeronca 7AC	Air Emergency Service Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania	Standard	1981-01-05	Valid
N82939	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	1980-11-22	Valid
N2144E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-10-03	Valid
N83982	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1980-07-28	Valid
N83341	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1980-06-29	Valid
N2498C	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1980-05-23	Valid
N5509N	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1980-01-19	Valid
N83651	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1980-01-10	Valid
N3779E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New York	Standard	1979-12-17	Valid
N1925E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1979-12-05	Valid
N84519	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1979-11-23	Valid
N4721E	Aeronca 7EC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1979-09-06	Valid
N84428	Aeronca 7AC	Warner James B JR Lincoln, Nebraska	Standard	1979-07-23	Valid
N84020	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1979-05-15	Valid
N1611E	Aeronca 7AC	Grimshaw Ricky M Elk Grove, California	Standard	1979-04-09	Valid
N1841E	Aeronca 7AC	Aeronca Flying Club INC Winchester, Virginia	Standard	1978-10-19	Valid
N81900	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-07-21	Valid
N82427	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1978-07-14	Valid
N84053	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-06-07	Valid
N3321E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1978-06-01	Valid
N82015	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1978-05-15	Valid
N81971	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New Jersey	Standard	1978-05-11	Valid
N81732	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1978-04-04	Valid
N81511	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1978-02-06	Valid
N83058	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-25	Valid
N83360	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1978-01-05	Valid
N83548	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-06-23	Valid
N83385	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1977-04-21	Valid
N84676	Aeronca 7AC	M & S Air Service INC Honeoye Falls, New York	Standard	1977-03-24	Valid
N81429	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1977-03-11	Valid
N83935	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	1976-11-10	Valid
N82103	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1976-07-29	Valid
N2481E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New York	Experimental	1976-02-26	Valid
N3PB	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1975-12-29	Valid
N82762	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1975-12-10	Valid
N82672	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1975-11-24	Valid
N81878	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New Hampshire	Restricted	1975-11-10	Valid
N83410	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner West Virginia	Standard	1975-09-16	Valid
N84320	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1975-08-06	Valid
N83450	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1975-06-13	Valid
N6714C	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner California	Standard	1975-05-28	Valid
N84485	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1975-05-14	Valid
N81611	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	1975-03-15	Valid
N81574	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1975-03-12	Valid
N85302	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1975-03-05	Valid
N3418E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	1974-11-14	Valid
N85652	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1974-10-23	Valid
N81841	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1974-08-23	Valid
N85463	Aeronca 7DC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1974-08-10	Valid
N3786E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1974-05-10	Valid
N85547	Aeronca 7EC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1974-03-05	Valid
N83234	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1974-01-15	Valid
N83163	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	1973-09-13	Valid
N82244	Aeronca 7AC	Burgess Edward P Elizabethtown, Kentucky	Standard	1973-09-06	Valid
N82816	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	1973-03-09	Valid
N3009E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1972-12-14	Valid
N82693	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1972-11-28	Valid
N4719E	Aeronca 7EC	Individual owner California	Standard	1972-11-21	Revoked
N4723E	Aeronca 7CCM	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	1972-11-16	Valid
N81868	Aeronca 7DC-CONV	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1971-09-01	Valid
N83431	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1970-12-12	Valid
N84242	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1970-10-05	Valid
N81421	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	1970-06-23	Revoked
N85598	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1970-05-06	Valid
N83399	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner New York	Standard	1970-04-21	Valid
N1234E	Aeronca 7AC	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	1970-04-20	Valid
N82014	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1970-02-06	Valid
N2677E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1969-09-23	Valid
N1390E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	1968-10-01	Valid
N4664K	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Standard	1965-08-12	Valid
N1887E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1965-05-04	Valid
N84922	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1965-01-21	Valid
N84447	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1964-03-31	Valid
N82745	Aeronca 7BCM	Individual owner California	Standard	1962-11-15	Valid
N82540	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1960-05-13	Valid
N2507E	Aeronca 7AC	Individual owner California	Restricted	1954-03-03	Revoked