# N85238: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2013-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-3972
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 1963
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1989
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: ABB1A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Bell Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Kinder, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Kinder)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5051° N, 92.8894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70648, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85238
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85238
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85238-2013-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 FTW75FPG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75FPG33), Feb 11, 1975: Aeronca 7AC (N85238), Coy, AR, 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.

- [Incident 19900402019239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900402019239I), Apr 2, 1990: Bbavia 7AC (N85238), Woodlawn, LA, Minor damage. Unable to accelerate or brake on wet high grass. Departed end of runway into canal.
- [Accident 19750211001489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750211001489A), Feb 11, 1975: Blanca 7AC (N85238), Coy, AR, Substantial damage. Serum alcohol lvl 95.6 mg pct. Unauth flt.

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