# N85540: Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 1971-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1971
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7AC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (registry code 2110102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7AC-4280
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1970
- Mode S code: ABBCE8
- Owner when cancelled: [Rens Bernard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENS%20BERNARD)
- Location: [Willmar, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Willmar)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85540-1971-03-29

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 MKC71DDM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DDM03), Jul 5, 1970: Aeronca 7AC (N85540), Pennock, MN, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N85540

- [Cancelled 2011-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85540-2011-06-18): Hanover Raymond E GN-1 AIRCAMPER, S/N 3352. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

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