# N85506: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2020-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-4246
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 19, 2017
- Last registry action: January 19, 2017
- Mode S code: ABBC62
- Owner when cancelled: [Mcmanigle Jeffrey M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCMANIGLE%20JEFFREY%20M)
- Location: [Osakis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Osakis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.8873° N, 95.1036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56360, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85506
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85506
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85506-2020-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CEN18FA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA297), Jul 29, 2018: Aeronca 7AC (N85506), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low-altitude flight, which resulted in an impact with power lines.

## 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 20180728014759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728014759A), Jul 28, 2018: Aeronca 7AC (N85506), Alexandria, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed Alexandria, MN airport approximately 1830. Witnesses reported the plane flying northwest of the airport at 1911. The plane hit powerlines that…

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