Single-engine piston

N8796

1929 Cessna AW

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1929
Serial
181
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Warner SCARAB series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N8796 on the FAA register

Type
1929 Cessna AW
Serial
181
Engines
Warner SCARAB series
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2018-01-08
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC1AEF
Mode S (octal)
53015357
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8796.
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N8796

N8796 is a 1929 Cessna AW, serial number 181. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Warner SCARAB series engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8796.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8796.

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.