1946 Aeronca 7ACSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Sandusky, OH 44870 United States

This 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ is being offered for sale by its owner, Frederick Melick, from Sandusky, Ohio, who is giving up flying and has priced the aircraft for the highest offer. The seller notes that his mechanic is unavailable until September or October, and the price reduction reflects the discovery of what appears to be rust in the No. 1 and No. 4 cylinders. The rust may clean up, or it could require replacement of those two cylinders with new Millennium cylinder kits, estimated at around $3,000. The aircraft is being sold on an “as is” basis with the understanding that this work may be needed.

The airframe features a fabric fuselage...