# N81779: 1945 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2018-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 7AC402
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AB26CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Howard Stephen A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20STEPHEN%20A)
- Location: [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2210° N, 97.1460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76201, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81779
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81779
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81779-2018-04-09

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 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 UNK64X3606](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3606), Aug 26, 1964: Aeronca 7BCM (N81779), Denton, TX, substantial damage

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