# N81916: Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 1974-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-539
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 22, 1963
- Mode S code: AB2D65
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Wert Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20WERT%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Van Wert, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Van%20Wert)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81916
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81916
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81916-1974-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CHI66F0545](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0545), Feb 2, 1966: Aeronca 7AC (N81916), Kalida, OH, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N81916

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81916): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8016311, built 1980

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