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    Airframe Family: Aeronca 7 Champion/Citabria / L-16 Grasshopper
    Latest Model:L-16B Grasshopper
    Construction Number:7FC-95
    Last Civil Registration:N678DW
    Compressed ID:Aeronca L-16B cn 7FC-95 cr N678DW
    Latest Owner or Location:Cynthia J. Snowie, Bellingham, WA, with C/R N678DW

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    Dates

    Event

    1957

    Constructed as a 7FC.

    31 October 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N7597B issued.

    Circa November 1957

    To unknown owner with c/r N7597B.

    By 2007

    To Rex A. Ott, Danville, IA keeping c/r N7597B.

    2009

    Converted to a L-16B.
    Converted to replicate an L-16B.

    By 2009

    Markings Applied: 510, 8510

    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Blakesburg, IA

    5 September 2009


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Blakesburg, IA

    2011

    To Donald F. Wakefield, Trustee, Paradise, CA keeping c/r N7597B.

    2012

    To Donald F. Wakefield, Trustee, Paradise, CA with new c/r N678DW.

    5 December 2014

    To Cynthia J. Snowie, Bellingham, WA with new c/r N678DW.

    5 December 2014

    To Cynthia J. Snowie, Bellingham, WA, with C/R N678DW keeping c/r N678DW.
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