SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
           PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                                   ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 31, 2004

                               AEROCENTURY CORP.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE                                                  94-3263974
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                        Identification No.)


                          1440 Chapin Avenue, Suite 310
                              Burlingame, CA 94010
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                  650-340-1888
               (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

                                 Not applicable
         (Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

     The Company entered into a Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit
     Agreement  ("Amendment"),  dated as of August 30, 2004 with  National  City
     Bank, as agent, and National City Bank,  California Bank & Trust California
     Bank & Trust  and  First  Bank dba  First  Bank & Trust,  as  lenders.  The
     Amendment  provides  extends the  extension  of the maturity of the current
     credit facility through October 29, 2004.

Item 9.01 Exhibit and Financial Statements

     The Exhibit is being furnished with this Form 8-K

     Exhibit  10.1      Form of Seventh  Amendment  to Amended  and  Restated
                        Credit Agreement

SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Date: August 31, 2004

AEROCENTURY CORP.

By: /s/ Toni M. Perazzo

Neal D. Crispin,
Sr. Vice President & Chief Financial Officer