# N1478E: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2024-05-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 11, 2024
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-5041
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1956
- Last registry action: August 12, 2023
- Mode S code: A0C026
- Location: [La Follette, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/La%20Follette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3984° N, 84.0730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37766, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1478E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1478E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478E-2024-05-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aeronca 7AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA22FA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA391), Aug 29, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N1478E), Jacksboro, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.
- [NTSB NYC07CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA115), May 4, 2007: Aeronca 7AC (N1478E), Lagrangeville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to identify a partially buried rock in the landing surface of an unimproved grass runway, which resulted in an inadvertent collision during the landing roll.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20220829015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220829015559A), Aug 29, 2022: Aeronca 7AC (N1478E), Jacksboro, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot taxied to the hold short line performed his flight control checks then proceeded to back taxi on 23 for departure turned in to the wind for run up.…
- [Accident 20070509014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509014519A), May 9, 2007: Bbavia 7AC (N1478E), Lagrangeville, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 9, 2007, at approximately 1330 EST, the pilot in command (PIC) of an Aeronca champ, N1478E, attempted to land on an unimproved grass strip which…

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