# N2239E: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2018-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Engine: [Continental O-200A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (registry code 17404)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-5813
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1955
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2013
- Last registry action: March 6, 2013
- Mode S code: A1EFBE
- Owner when cancelled: [Zerbe Jerry A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZERBE%20JERRY%20A)
- Location: [Flushing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Flushing)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0817° N, 83.8619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48433, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2239E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2239E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2239E-2018-03-01

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (1)

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 CEN10LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA031), Oct 27, 2009: Aeronca 7AC (N2239E), Gaylord, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during a low altitude turn resulting in an aerodynamic stall/spin and loss of control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20091027050679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091027050679A), Oct 27, 2009: Aeronca 7AC (N2239E), Vanderbuilt, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 10/27/2009, aircraft was topped off at the Gaylord, Michigan regional airport (glr).aircraft was to be flown on a pleasure flight. The aircraft was observed…

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