Aircraft Description
N8946R is a 1960 Champion AERONCA 7FC, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Watson Bobby M in Hoxie, AR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 5, 1960. The registration certificate was issued on May 13, 2023. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2030. Powered by a Cont Motor C90 SERIES engine producing 95 horsepower, N8946R is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC576A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N8946R was last updated on May 13, 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 7FC model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8946R. 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