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N85397

AERONCA 7AC · 1946 · Valid

N85397 is a AERONCA 7AC (year 1946), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-10-25. Owner type: entity. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database; accident and incident history is in NTSB CAROL.

Snapshot date: 2026-10-25 · Source: registry.faa.gov

Registration

Status
Valid
Serial number
7AC-4137
Issued
Dec 8, 2008
Expires
Feb 28, 2029
Type aircraft
Fixed wing single-engine
State
IA

Registered owner

KYLE E RICH INC

SUMNER, IA

Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database. Entity owners are shown without redaction; individual owners are redacted by default.

Ownership timeline
  • CurrentKYLE E RICH INCcertificate issued Dec 8, 2008
  • Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history

We don't import NTSB accident data, so this profile can't say whether N85397 has an accident or incident record. Search the tail number in NTSB CAROL, including any earlier N-numbers the aircraft carried. Open NTSB CAROL.

Airworthiness Directives

We don't import the FAA AD library, so this profile lists no ADs. Which ADs apply to N85397 depends on its airframe, engine, propeller, installed equipment and serial ranges — search each in the FAA AD library (DRS) and check the logbook AD record with your A&P.

Type certificate

AERONCA 7AC is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the AERONCA family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.

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