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Aeronca 7BCM · 1947 · Williamson, NY
N3997 is a 1947 Aeronca 7BCM (serial 7AC-7052), registered to Shippers Michael S (individual) in Williamson, NY. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires June 2029; the airworthiness certificate dates from October 2015 (10 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor C85-12F engine rated at 85 hp, the engine on 1% of registered Aeronca 7BCMs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A4A785. It is one of 175 Aeronca 7BCM aircraft on the FAA registry. Shippers Michael S holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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2 of the 168 registered Aeronca 7BCM carry this engine (1%), across 13 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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