# N85783: 1946 Aeronca 7AC, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- 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-4532
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1970
- Last registry action: October 10, 2000
- Mode S code: ABC4E5
- Owners when cancelled: [Bartholomew Willie F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARTHOLOMEW%20WILLIE%20F), [Wood Archie G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20ARCHIE%20G)
- Location: [Louisburg, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Louisburg)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0996° N, 78.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27549, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85783
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85783
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85783-2013-05-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI68D0597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0597), Feb 13, 1968: Aeronca 7AC (N85783), Princeton, KY, substantial damage

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