Detailed Description
As of 5/2025: Aircraft total time: 2644.8, engine total time 1719.8, engine since major overhaul 5.1
Airframe: Aeronca 50-C converted to 65-C in 1946 with 65hp Continental engine. ACTT: 2644.8 Tach: 765.8. Aircraft restored/recovered
1996 at ACTT: 2497.0 Tach: 619.0. Aircraft covered with Poly-fiber and Poly-tone top coat. Off white with red trim. Firestone/Shinn
wheels and brakes with new linings 9/2023. New tires and tubes 9/2023. Maule SFSA tailwheel with new main bushing and steering cam
1/2025. Wheel pants. Stainless tail flying wires. Brite Flight Aviation wind generator (10amp). Grimes model C navigation lights with LED
bulbs. Dual landing lights with LED bulbs. Battery box with Concorde RG-25 sealed battery. Airspeed, altimeter, vacuum turn & bank,
vertical speed, compass, ammeter, tachometer, oil temperature and pressure gauge. All glass great shape. Interior new in 96 and still looks
nearly new. Weighed 1/2025 empty weight 844.0, gross weight 1150 lbs. Standard 12 gallon fuselage fuel tank w/float gauge. Hangared
always since 1996 restoration.
Engine: Continental A65-8 s/n: 314993 ETT: 1719.8 SMOH: 5.1 Stromburg NA-S3A1 with mixture control. Carb cleaned/resealed 1/2025.
Last overhaul 12/2015 Jewell Aviation Kennett, MO Tach: 760.7. Last annual 1/2025 compressions 1: 77/80, 2: 74/80, 3: 76/80, 4:78/80.
Magnetos: Bendix SF4RN (lunchbox). 9/2023 new magneto high tension leads (cigarettes), new gaskets, set internal timing, and magneto to
engine timing. 1/2025 new left and right shielded ignition harnesses. New spark plugs 9/2023. Aeronca Champ/Chief style stainless Y pipe
exhaust with carb and cabin heat muffs.
Propeller: McCauley 1B90 CM7443. Repaired/overhauled 9/2006. PTT: unknown PSOH: 11.7
Additional equipment: Garmin SL-40 Comm Tranciever, Flightcom 403mc 2 place intercom, Narco ELT-10 ELT.
Airframe logbooks from 1946 to present
Engine logbooks from 1957 to present
Started separate propeller logbook 9/2023
FAA records to 1938 included on CD
All records, AD's, information organized in a zippered case.
Aircraft located: Jefferson City Missouri 65101 KJEF airport
Contact Owner:
Jonathan Abbott
Abbott Aviation Technologies
618-203-3649 call or text
Jwabbott83@gmail.com
Airframe
Aeronca 50-C converted to 65-C in 1946 with 65hp Continental engine. ACTT: 2644.8 Tach: 765.8. Aircraft restored/recovered
1996 at ACTT: 2497.0 Tach: 619.0. Aircraft covered with Poly-fiber and Poly-tone top coat. Off white with red trim. Firestone/Shinn
wheels and brakes with new linings 9/2023. New tires and tubes 9/2023. Maule SFSA tailwheel with new main bushing and steering cam
1/2025. Wheel pants. Stainless tail flying wires. Brite Flight Aviation wind generator (10amp). Grimes model C navigation lights with LED
bulbs. Dual landing lights with LED bulbs. Battery box with Concorde RG-25 sealed battery. Airspeed, altimeter, vacuum turn & bank,
vertical speed, compass, ammeter, tachometer, oil temperature and pressure gauge. All glass great shape. Interior new in 96 and still looks
nearly new. Weighed 1/2025 empty weight 844.0, gross weight 1150 lbs. Standard 12 gallon fuselage fuel tank w/float gauge. Hangared
always since 1996 restoration.
Engines / Mods / Prop
Continental A65-8 s/n: 314993 ETT: 1719.8 SMOH: 5.1 Stromburg NA-S3A1 with mixture control. Carb cleaned/resealed 1/2025.
Last overhaul 12/2015 Jewell Aviation Kennett, MO Tach: 760.7. Last annual 1/2025 compressions 1: 77/80, 2: 74/80, 3: 76/80, 4:78/80.
Magnetos: Bendix SF4RN (lunchbox). 9/2023 new magneto high tension leads (cigarettes), new gaskets, set internal timing, and magneto to
engine timing. 1/2025 new left and right shielded ignition harnesses. New spark plugs 9/2023. Aeronca Champ/Chief style stainless Y pipe
exhaust with carb and cabin heat muffs.
