N1659E is a 1946 Aeronca 7AC (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 7AC-5225, registered in Seal Beach, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jun 30, 2028; the renewal window opens on Dec 30, 2027. It is powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES rated at 65 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Apr 26, 1956. It is one of 1,878 7AC aircraft in the FAA registry, 106 of them registered in California. About 7% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jan 15, 2017.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2028
- Registrant type
- Co-owned
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Seal Beach, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Long Beach FSDO (LGB FSDO) · (562) 377-5400
- Certificate issued
- Sep 30, 1998
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A107D9
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50203731
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- AERONCA
- Model
- 7AC
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- A-759 (American Champion Aircraft Corp.)
- Year manufactured
- 1946
- Serial number
- 7AC-5225
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Apr 26, 1956
Public airports near Seal Beach
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach (Daugherty Fld) Long Beach, CA | KLGB | 6 mi | Towered | 100LL, A, UL94 |
| Fullerton Municipal Fullerton, CA | KFUL | 10 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| John Wayne/Orange County Santa Ana, CA | KSNA | 13 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2017 | Compton, CA | Aeronca 7AC this airframe | Substantial | None | GAA17CA113 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.