# N16878: 1937 Fairchild F-45

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild F-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-45) (registry code 3371202, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 975E&F-2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (registry code 67015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 603](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20603) (Fairchild Industries Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4014
- Year built: 1937
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1976
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2004
- Expires: June 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A112D4
- Registered owner: [Dudley Denise M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUDLEY%20DENISE%20M)
- Location: [Santa Margarita, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Margarita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2413° N, 120.2193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93453, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16878
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16878

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Fairchild F-45)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 975E&F-2&3)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N16878.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16878.

## 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) (1)

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 F-45)

- [STC SA372NW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA372NW): Installation of a Wright R-975-30 engine; a Hamilton Standard 2D30/6167A-15 propeller; a inch Harrison oil cooler with ducting; and a modified Twin Beech (AT-11) cowl. Harbord, Robert S

## Related

- Other Fairchild F-45 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-f-45/aircraft.md
- The Wright 975E&F-2&3 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3.md

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