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N16879

Fairchild F-45

N16879 is a Fairchild F-45, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1937. It has 5 seats. It is registered to an individual in Auburn, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 1, 1987 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 10, 1954.

Aircraft

Maker
Fairchild
Model
F-45
Serial number
4015
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · P&W R-985 SERIES · 450 hp
Seats
5
Year built
1937
Cruising speed
117 mph
Transponder code
A112D5 (octal 50211325)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 1, 1987
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 29, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 10, 1954
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00122240

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Riffle George W
Type
Individual
Address
10823 SE 315 Pl
Auburn, WA 98002

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data