1948
Year
C-FTCZ — 1948 Aeronca 15AC
C-FTCZ is a 1948 Aeronca 15AC based in Whitewood, Saskatchewan, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 15AC 227).
Piston single
Category
Saskatchewan
Based
25
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1948 · 78 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Piston
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.930 kg · 2,050 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Whitewood, Saskatchewan
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Winnipeg
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.15AC 227
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C0327A
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Private
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.A802
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.11 October 2024
Where C-FTCZ is, and how to track it
C-FTCZ transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C0327A. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
How rare is C-FTCZ?
The Aeronca 15AC is rare in Canada — there are 25 registered on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — see every one. It's part of the broader Aeronca (Champ, Chief, Sedan) family, with 431 registered in Canada — see fleet numbers, prices and what's for sale.
- 3 of the 25 are in Saskatchewan.
- Median year built for the type: 1948 — C-FTCZ was built that year.
- One of 431 Aeronca aircraft on the Canadian register, across every model.
- One of 20,925 aircraft in Canada's piston single category, 1,288 of them in Saskatchewan.
- 6 aircraft are based in Whitewood — see every one →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 10 reports on file mentioning C-FTCZ (2008–2016). One records damage. The other 9 are filed with no damage recorded — that category covers bird strikes, air-traffic events and equipment reports, which are logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Minor · Dec 31, 2009
Incident — climb phase — Toronto/Lester B. Pearson Intl (CYYZ) · TSB file A09O0278
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so an empty or quiet record is not proof an aircraft has never been damaged — it is not a title search, an airworthiness-directive check or a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection or a look at the logbooks. 5 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Aeronca 15AC in Canada
C-GUFG 1975 · C-FLIL 1950 · C-GUJB 1950 · C-GWGE 1950 · C-FFNS 1949 · C-FNYL 1949 · all Aeronca 15AC →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.