Single-engine piston

N879H

1929 Hamilton Metalplane H47

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1929
Serial
65
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney H-A series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fountainhead Museum Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N879H on the FAA register

Type
1929 Hamilton Metalplane H47
Serial
65
Engines
Pratt & Whitney H-A series
Registered owner
Fountainhead Museum Foundation
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2024-09-18
Airworthiness date
1975-08-15
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC1874
Mode S (octal)
53014164
Seats (type)
7
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N879H.
  • 1975-08-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N879H

N879H is a 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H47, serial number 65. The FAA register lists Fountainhead Museum Foundation as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 18, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney H-A series engine and 7 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 15, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N879H.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N879H.

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

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