Aircraft Description
N81285 is a 1946 Fairchild 24R-46, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Richard D James in Groveland, FL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 18, 1956. The registration certificate was issued on March 19, 2025. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2032. Powered by a Fairchild 6-440 SERIES engine producing 200 horsepower, N81285 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB1458 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N81285 was last updated on March 19, 2025. 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 24R-46 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N81285. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC