# N16848: 1937 Fairchild 24 C8E

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild 24 C8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-c8e) (registry code 3370216, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 600](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20600) (Fairchild Industries Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2847
- Year built: 1937
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 28, 1983
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A1126B
- Registered owner: [Foster Kent R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20KENT%20R)
- Location: [Manhattan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Manhattan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2650° N, 96.6953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66503, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16848
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16848

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Fairchild 24 C8E)

- [AD 46-40-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-40-01): Fuel Tank Selector Valve Placard · Fairchild Industries 24 C8, 24 C8A, 24 C8B and 29 more. Effective Dec 31, 1946
- [AD 46-40-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-40-02): Oleo Tube Reinforcement · Fairchild Industries 22 C7, 22 C7A, 22 C7AM and 23 more
- [AD 46-21-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/46-21-01): Landing Gear Universal Joints · Fairchild Industries 24 C8, 24 C8A, 24 C8B and 14 more

### Matched by engine (Warner SS40&50)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N16848.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16848.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Fairchild 24 C8E)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01406NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01406NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and rotary wing. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA4-1210](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1210): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc

## Related

- Other Fairchild 24 C8E aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-c8e/aircraft.md
- The Warner SS40&50 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50.md

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