Aircraft N85182 Data

Airframe Info

Manufacturer:	Aeronca
Model:	7AC Champion    Search all Aeronca 7AC
Year built:	1946
Construction Number (C/N):	7AC-3914
Aircraft Type:	Fixed wing single engine
Number of Seats:	2
Number of Engines:	1
Engine Type:	Reciprocating
Engine Manufacturer and Model:	Cont Motor A80 SERIES

Aircraft

Registration Number:	N85182
Mode S (ICAO24) Code:	ABAE9A
Certification Class:	Standard
Certification Issued:	2005-02-07
Air Worthiness Test:	1974-10-31
Last Action Taken:	2008-02-19
Current Status:	Valid

Owner

Registration Type:	Individual
Address:	Gettysburg, PA 17325 United States
Region:	Eastern

User Comments

H. Richard Adams, 2011-05-29 21:19:38

Two friends and myself bought this plane N85182 for $1,000 in the mid 1960s from another close friend in College Station, Texas. We three financed the $1,000 and each of us paid $15 per month on the note. For that, we had our own airplane, plus $5 each a month for hanger space at Coulter Field, Bryan TX, on grass strips. I learned to fly in N85182 and soloed in 6 hours, got my private license after 65 total pilot time. Instrument check out in a C-150. Instruction time was $6 per hour! Really a great little plane. After I moved to Maryland the local field at Gettsyburg PA actually rented a 7AC similar to N85182, so I was able to continue to fly an Aeronca for, I think, $6 an hour wet!! Times have changed, for sure. Just thought I would share a little history about N85182. It was green and white back when I had it, as the photo on my book case here shows. I remember it well. Oh, the fuel gauge broke so we put a piece of coat hanger on a cork and that served as our fuel indicator! HR Adams