# N81971: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 1973-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1973
- 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-596
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1964
- Mode S code: AB2E32
- Owner when cancelled: [Ludwick Fred F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUDWICK%20FRED%20F%20JR)
- Location: [Warrenton, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Warrenton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81971
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81971-1973-05-07

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 (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 UNK64X3549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3549), Aug 22, 1964: Aeronca 7AC (N81971), Tillamook, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N81971

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81971): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-4399, built 1946

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