1946
Year
C-GNWQ — 1946 Aeronca 7BCMX
C-GNWQ is a 1946 Aeronca 7BCMX based in CYXL, Ontario, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 7AC-5126X).
Piston single
Category
Ontario
Based
6
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1946 · 80 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.552 kg · 1,217 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.CYXL, Ontario
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.Toronto
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.7AC-5126X
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.C06949
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward, like charter, flight training or aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Private
AirworthinessOwner-maintenance: a Canadian category letting the owner maintain the aircraft themselves without a licensed engineer signing the work off. Three things a buyer should know — it cannot be changed back to a standard Certificate of Airworthiness, it isn't recognised outside Canada, and it typically reduces resale value because it narrows the buyer pool.Special C of A - Owner-maintenance
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 507.03(6) - Owner Maintenance Aircraft
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered. It isn't the year it was built.4 October 2012
Where C-GNWQ is, and how to track it
C-GNWQ transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C06949. 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 spend most of their time on the ground. If a tracker shows nothing, it's probably just parked.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-GNWQ on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-GNWQ?
The Aeronca 7BCMX is rare in Canada. There are 6 on the register. It belongs to the Aeronca (Champ, Chief, Sedan) family, which has 431 in Canada.
- 1 of the 6 is in Ontario.
- Half of them were built before 1946. C-GNWQ is right in the middle.
- Canada has 431 Aeronca aircraft of all models.
- Canada has 20,925 piston single aircraft, 5,535 of them in Ontario.
- 20 aircraft are based at CYXL. See them all →
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Other Aeronca 7BCMX in Canada
C-FLTF 1946 · C-FMRO 1946 · C-FOZJ 1946 · C-FXJU 1946 · C-FLJQ 1945 · all Aeronca 7BCMX →
Also based at CYXL (CYXL)
C-FKAC Found Brothers · C-FIOA Fairchild · C-FIOB Swearingen · C-FIOJ Fairchild · C-FRPX Fairchild · C-FIOH Swearingen · all aircraft at CYXL →
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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.