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N1538E

Aeronca 7AC

Valid Iowa

N1538E is an Aeronca 7AC, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Bartelma Farms INC, a corporation in Runnells, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 23, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated September 21, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Aeronca
Model
7AC
Serial number
7AC-5101
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
90 mph
Transponder code
A0D8C9 (octal 50154311)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 23, 2012
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
April 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · September 21, 1955
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00731800

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Bartelma Farms INC
Type
Corporation
Address
13485 F-70 W
Runnells, IA 50237

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data