Single-engine piston

N2279

1938 Waco EGC-8

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
5064
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 760E-2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Marbella Blue LLC (LLC)
Based
Austin, TX
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Registration record

N2279 on the FAA register

Type
1938 Waco EGC-8
Serial
5064
Engines
Wright 760E-2
Registered owner
Marbella Blue LLC
Austin, TX
Certificate issued
2025-05-03
Airworthiness date
1956-07-15
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1FE95
Mode S (octal)
50377225
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N2279 to the current registrant.
  • 1970-06-01
    N2279 previously assigned to a Beechcraft D18S (s/n A-266); cancelled.
  • 1956-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N2279

N2279 is a 1938 Waco EGC-8, serial number 5064. The FAA register lists Marbella Blue LLC as the registrant in Austin, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 760E-2 engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 15, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2279. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-04-30 Accident · Muskogee,Okla, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1430
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 18E — a different aircraft that carried the N2279 registration before this airframe.
1969-03-06 Accident · Coraopolis,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1674
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft D18S — a different aircraft that carried the N2279 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: DUE TO WORN OPERATING LINKAGE FROM CARBURETOR.

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.