# N83053: 1946 Champion 7AC, registration cancelled 2012-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Champion 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (registry code 21101MA)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-1709
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 17, 1956
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AB5B7D
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83053
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83053
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83053-2012-11-13

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 Champion 7AC: https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL85FLT10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FLT10), Sep 6, 1985: Aeronca 7AC (N83053), Mcewen, TN, destroyed
- [NTSB IAD74DKW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW25), Jan 30, 1974: Aeronca 7AC (N83053), Dayton, TN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19850906043699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906043699A), Sep 6, 1985: Bbavia 7AC (N83053), Mcewen, TN, Destroyed. Stalled aircraft while turning at low altitude. Impacted downsloping ground and burned. Aircraft out of annual.
- [Accident 19740130002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740130002589A), Jan 30, 1974: Blanca 7AC (N83053), Dayton, TN, Substantial damage. Struck power lines while attempting forced landing on highway.

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