Single-engine piston

N81279

1946 Fairchild 24W-46

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
W46179
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Warner SS165 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
C A S Aerobatic LLC (LLC)
Based
Carthage, MO
Registration record

N81279 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Fairchild 24W-46
Serial
W46179
Engines
Warner SS165 series
Registered owner
C A S Aerobatic LLC
Carthage, MO
Certificate issued
2014-10-15
Airworthiness date
1955-08-29
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AB1439
Mode S (octal)
52612071
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
404 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N81279.
  • 1955-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N81279

N81279 is a 1946 Fairchild 24W-46, serial number W46179. The FAA register lists C A S Aerobatic LLC as the registrant in Carthage, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 15, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Warner SS165 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 404 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 29, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N81279.

Range
404 nm

Published figures for the Fairchild 24W-46 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N81279.

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.