Single-engine piston

N16878

1937 Fairchild F-45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1937
Serial
4014
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 975E&F-2&3
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Margarita, CA
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Registration record

N16878 on the FAA register

Type
1937 Fairchild F-45
Serial
4014
Engines
Wright 975E&F-2&3
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Margarita, CA
Certificate issued
2004-04-23
Airworthiness date
1976-09-29
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A112D4
Mode S (octal)
50211324
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-04-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N16878.
  • 1976-09-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1937
    Manufactured (1937).
Overview

About N16878

N16878 is a 1937 Fairchild F-45, serial number 4014. It is registered to an individual in Santa Margarita, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 23, 2004 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 975E&F-2&3 engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated September 29, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16878.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N16878.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.