Aircraft Description
N4856E is a 1959 Champion AERONCA 7GC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Riggin Flight Service INC in Madison, SD. This aircraft holds a restricted airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 4, 1959. The registration certificate was issued on September 28, 2020. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine producing 140 horsepower, N4856E is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5FE5B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N4856E was last updated on March 17, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
American Champion Aircraft, based in Rochester, Wisconsin, produces the Scout, Decathlon, and Citabria series of aerobatic and tailwheel aircraft. These fabric-covered aircraft continue a lineage dating back to the original Aeronca Champion. AviatorDB tracks 1,848 Champion aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the AERONCA 7GC model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N4856E. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC