- Registered owners
- Brown Frank ABrown Marilyn L
- Location
- Seal Beach, CA
- Owner type
- Co-owned
- Serial number
- 7AC-5225
- Year built
- 1946
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- April 26, 1956
- Certificate issued
- September 30, 1998
- Expires
- June 30, 2028
- Mode S code
- A107D9
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental A&C65 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 22
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1969 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
See all 24 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB GAA17CA113Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCompton, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain runway alignment during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an off-runway landing in soft dirt and a nose-over.NTSB LAX98LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLone Pine, CAThe failure of maintenance personnel to properly tighten the magneto clamps during installation of the engine on the aircraft following engine overhaul.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20170115000389ALanding: Rollout · Compton, CAAircraft landed on runway 7R approximately mid field. According to pilot statement, the wind had changed when touched down to a crosswind/tail wind. The aircraft left the runway into the dirt and went inverted damaging the aircraft.Accident 19980310002889AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lone Pine, CALost power on climb to cruise. Landed in meadow. Landing gear folded. Found both magnetos were very loose. (.4)the pilot reported that as the aircraft climbed through about 3,000 feet AGL the engine began to misfire, then lost almost all power. Following an…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N1659EGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Aeronca 7AC aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 167
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Aeronca 7AC
STC SA01233SEFabrication and installation of Alaskan Bushwheel LLC tail wheel and fork assemblySTC SA04837NYInstallation of AeroLED's Holdings, LLC., position lights, navigation lights, strobe lights and beacon lightsSTC SA04652CHTo allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification