# N83073: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- 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-1731
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1999
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: AB5BC3
- Owners when cancelled: [Von Hagn Stanley J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VON%20HAGN%20STANLEY%20J), [Crane David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRANE%20DAVID%20L)
- Location: [Bath, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bath)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3475° N, 77.3469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14810, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83073
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83073
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83073-2017-06-21

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 (3)

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 BFO95LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA018), Dec 4, 1994: Aeronca 7AC (N83073), Sabinsville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH WIRES.
- [NTSB NYC82FGT07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT07), Dec 31, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N83073), Wellsboro, PA, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC82DA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA013), Dec 31, 1981: Aeronca 7AC (N83073), Wellsboro, PA, 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 19941204047159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204047159A), Dec 4, 1994: Bbavia 7AC (N83073), Sabinsville, PA, Destroyed. Flying low to observe a farm. Struck unseen power line and crashed.
- [Accident 19811231082729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811231082729A), Dec 31, 1981: Bbavia 7AC (N83073), Wellsboro, PA, Substantial damage. Allowed wing to hit runway on gusty crosswind takeoff. Cartwheeled into snowbank and nosed over.

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