# N2659E: Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2025-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-6241
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 8, 1962
- Certificate issued: February 14, 2023
- Last registry action: February 14, 2023
- Mode S code: A29528
- Owner when cancelled: [Gribben Noah J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIBBEN%20NOAH%20J)
- Location: [White Lake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/White%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6602° N, 83.4800° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48386, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2659E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2659E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2659E-2025-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (4)

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 CEN25LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA186), May 24, 2025: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Westphalia, MI, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB WPR11LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA131), Feb 10, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of a non-vented fuel cap, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB OAK77DVG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG32), Apr 30, 1977: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Colusa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK68X0145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK68X0145), Jun 2, 1968: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Sutcliffe, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20250624010769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250624010769A), Jun 24, 2025: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Westphalia, MI, Substantial damage. On may 24, 2025, at 1336 local time, an American champion 7AC aircraft, [privacy data omitted], registered to and flown by a commercial rated pilot received…
- [Accident 20110210002609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110210002609A), Feb 10, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N2659E), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. On February 10, 2011, about 1352 pacific standard time, an Aeronca 7AC, N2659E, experienced a totalloss of engine power on approach for landing at Gnoss Field…
- [Accident 19770430011559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430011559A), Apr 30, 1977: Blanca 7AC (N2659E), Colusa, CA, Substantial damage. Bird control.

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