Aircraft Description
N4487E is a 1948 Aeronca 7DC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Smith Ronald D in Anderson, IN. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on March 19, 1963. The registration certificate was issued on July 22, 2010. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. Powered by a Cont Motor C85 SERIES engine producing 85 horsepower, N4487E is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A56BA7 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N4487E was last updated on March 24, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Aeronca (Aeronautical Corporation of America) was an American aircraft manufacturer that produced iconic light aircraft from the 1920s through the 1950s. The Aeronca Champion and Champ remain popular vintage and tailwheel training aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 4,393 Aeronca aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the 7DC model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N4487E. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC