Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
CHAMPION AERONCA 7GC
Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
Registered
7
Year Range
1958–1959
NTSB Events
4
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered CHAMPION AERONCA 7GC aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- WA 14.3% 1
- SD 14.3% 1
- MT 14.3% 1
- VA 14.3% 1
- IL 14.3% 1
- AL 14.3% 1
- CA 14.3% 1
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1950s 71.4% 5
- Unknown 28.6% 2
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving CHAMPION AERONCA 7GC aircraft
4 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 4.
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May 6, 1972
N8945RFLIPPIN, Arkansas
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 20, 1971
N4856EORD, Nebraska
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 30, 1965
N8522ELEESBURG, Virginia
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 12, 1964
N8522ELEESBURG, Virginia
NTSB Docket →
02b / NASA ASRS Reports
Near-miss reports involving CHAMPION AERONCA 7GC
NASA's voluntary, confidential reporting system surfaces what almost went wrong. 2 de-identified ASRS reports reference this airframe. Pilot-written narrative. ASRS reports are voluntary and not investigated — they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
- ACN 2013006 Commuter and GA Icing Incidents
Pilot reported engine failure after completing a low approach and landed on a nearby road with no injury or damage and was towed to the airport.
Aeronca Champion
- ACN 2275782 Non-Tower Airport Incidents
Aeronca Champion pilot reported not seeing traffic on final while taxiing onto runway, resulting in a runway incursion and a critical ground conflict. Landing aircraft safely executed a go-around.
Aeronca Champion
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to CHAMPION AERONCA 7GC
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for CHAMPION AERONCA 7GC
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 7 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4843E | WA | 1959 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4856E | SD | 1959 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N4885E | MT | 1959 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7575E | VA | 1958 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8515E | IL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8522E | AL | 1959 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N8945R | CA | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →