# N3731E: 1947 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2012-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- 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-7022
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 1973
- Last registry action: November 25, 1988
- Mode S code: A44170
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3731E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3731E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3731E-2012-05-24

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 (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 SEA84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA117), May 25, 1984: Aeronca 7BCM (N3731E), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DTK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DTK14), Dec 28, 1971: Aeronca 7AC (N3731E), De Smet, SD, substantial damage

## 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 19840525019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840525019089A), May 25, 1984: Bbavia 7BCM (N3731E), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot was making left turn near ground when gear and prop dug in causing aircraft to swing around 160 degrees.

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