# N83863: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2018-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2018
- 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-2544
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 29, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 3, 2013
- Last registry action: September 3, 2013
- Mode S code: AB7958
- Owner when cancelled: [Schmouth John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMOUTH%20JOHN%20D)
- Location: [Brockton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Brockton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0784° N, 71.0423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02301, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83863
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83863
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83863-2018-03-08

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 ERA13FA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA372), Aug 25, 2013: Aeronca 7AC (N83863), Taunton, MA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot/owner’s inadequate preflight inspection and inadequate pretakeoff check of the flight controls, which resulted in a takeoff with the rudder gust lock installed. Contributing to the accident…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20130825015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130825015979A), Aug 25, 2013: Aeronca 7AC (N83863), Taunton, MA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N83863 an Aeronca champ 7AC aircraft was taking off from runway 30 at King field, Taunton, mass. (Ktan). As aircraft lifted off it began a slow right bank…

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