Single-engine piston

N8879

DeHavilland DH-82A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
M5239
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hartsville, IN
Registration record

N8879 on the FAA register

Type
DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)
Serial
M5239
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hartsville, IN
Certificate issued
2021-08-06
Airworthiness date
1970-07-29
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AC3B69
Mode S (octal)
53035551
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-08-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N8879 to the current registrant.
  • 1970-07-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1937-01-12
    N8879 previously assigned to a Travel Air S-6000-B (s/n 992); cancelled.
Overview

About N8879

N8879 is a DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA model TIGER MOTH DH 82A), serial number M5239. It is registered to an individual in Hartsville, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 6, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 29, 1970.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8879.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8879.

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.