Aircraft model
AERONCA 11CC
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The 11CC Super Chief is the most developed of Aeronca's side-by-side two-seaters, with a 90 hp Continental and a better-finished interior than the earlier Chiefs. It is the last of the line before Aeronca left the aircraft business in 1951.
The extra power over an 11AC makes it a genuinely usable two-seater rather than a marginal one, and the side-by-side cabin is what distinguishes the Chief from the tandem Champ. Production was brief so the fleet is small, though much is shared with the more numerous 11AC. Fabric is the dominant lifetime cost and its age is the first question. Light sport eligibility depends on the individual aircraft's certificated gross weight, which at 1,350 lb is above the 1,320 lb limit — worth checking, because it changes who can fly it.
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- AERONCA 11CC
What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental C-90-12F |
| Horsepower | 90 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1948 |
| Production end | 1950 |
| Endorsements required | tailwheel |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 82 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 330 nm |
| Service ceiling | 15,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 650 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 38 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 530 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 440 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,350 lb |
| Empty weight | 820 lb |
| Usable fuel | 15 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 5 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $25,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $70,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,800 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $23,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $33,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 229 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 72 |
| Median year built | 1947.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 13.89 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 13.89 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 8 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 11.11 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 0 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 72 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 72 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 72 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | 2.1 of 103 |
| Support | 5 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 1 of 105 |
- Accident record: class median 25 · 181 models in class.
- Severity: class median 5.
- Access: class median 987.
- Support: class median 72.
- Liquidity: class median 20.59.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.