- Registered owner
- Hoffpauir Stanley C
- Location
- Waller, TX
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 7AC-7009
- Year built
- 1947
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- April 9, 1956
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 1988
- Expires
- November 30, 2027
- Mode S code
- A43740
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 FTW04LA124Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Stockton, TXThe pilot's improper leaning of the fuel/air mixture in-flight, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factor were the wind gusts and the crosswind.NTSB FTW85LA243Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEdna, TXThe pilot lost directional control during a crosswind takeoff from a ranch road. The acft veered off the right (north) side of the road where it contacted a ditch in a rice field.
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 20040508007039AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fort Stockton, TX(-23) On may 8, 2004, at approximately 1822 CDT local time, the pilot of N3708E, an Aeronca champ 7AC aircraft, experienced loss of power and subsequently made a forced landing on a service road annex to I-10, approximately 19 miles west of Fort Stockton,…Accident 19850601021909ATakeoff Ground Roll · Edna, TXLost directional control during crosswind takeoff from a road. Struck a dirt bank. Bfr expired.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N3708EGeneral 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