Aircraft Description
N7459 is a 1940 Polikarpov I-16 TYPE 24, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Wartime History Museum INC in Tacoma, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 12, 2009. The registration certificate was issued on March 3, 2023. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2030. Powered by a Wsk-pzl ASZ-621R-16 engine producing 967 horsepower, N7459 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AA08B0 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N7459 was last updated on March 25, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Polikarpov is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 9 Polikarpov aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the I-16 TYPE 24 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N7459. 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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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC