Single-engine piston

N16879

1937 Fairchild F-45

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1937
Serial
4015
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Auburn, WA
Registration record

N16879 on the FAA register

Type
1937 Fairchild F-45
Serial
4015
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Auburn, WA
Certificate issued
1987-04-01
Airworthiness date
1954-06-10
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A112D5
Mode S (octal)
50211325
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1987-04-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N16879.
  • 1954-06-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1937
    Manufactured (1937).
Overview

About N16879

N16879 is a 1937 Fairchild F-45, serial number 4015. It is registered to an individual in Auburn, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 1, 1987 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 10, 1954.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16879.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N16879.

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.