# N81864: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 7AC-487
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1955
- Last registry action: February 8, 2005
- Mode S code: AB2A5B
- Location: [Bessemer, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Bessemer)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81864
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81864
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81864-2013-02-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 UNK65X1376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1376), Jan 31, 1965: Aeronca 7AC (N81864), Nashville, TN, substantial damage

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