Aircraft Description
N16879 is a 1937 Fairchild F-45, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Riffle George W in Auburn, WA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 10, 1954. The registration certificate was issued on April 1, 1987. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N16879 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A112D5 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N16879 was last updated on September 29, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Fairchild is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 659 Fairchild aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the F-45 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N16879. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC