Aircraft Description
N8505A is a 1953 Fairchild C-119F, a twin-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Sheppard Harold Jr in Riverton, WY. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 26, 1990. The registration certificate was issued on April 30, 2007. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2030. Powered by a Wright R-3350-34&91 engine producing 325 horsepower, N8505A is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABAA60 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N8505A was last updated on October 13, 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 C-119F model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8505A. 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 provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC