# N81712: 1945 Champion 7DC, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7DC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7dc) (registry code 21101NB)
- 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-331
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2009
- Last registry action: March 11, 2009
- Mode S code: AB25F3
- Owner when cancelled: [Borchert Joseph M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BORCHERT%20JOSEPH%20M)
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3357° N, 99.6675° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79602, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81712
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81712-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Champion 7DC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7dc.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 UNK64X1824](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1824), May 18, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N81712), Glasgow, MT, substantial damage

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