# N16897: Fairchild 24 G

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild 24 G](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-g) (registry code 3370402, 4 seats)
- Engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 633](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20633) (Fairchild Industries Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 2966
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: November 30, 2022
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A11319
- Registered owner: [Gifford Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIFFORD%20GARY%20W)
- Location: [Lighthouse Point, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lighthouse%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.2778° N, 80.1153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33064, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16897

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 G)

- [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 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA089), May 8, 1993: Fairchild 24G (N16897), Athens, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT IN WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH WERE CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930508012709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930508012709A), May 8, 1993: Frchld 24G (N16897), Athens, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Carburetor icing conditions were suspect.

## 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) (6)

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 G)

- [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 SA2747CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2747CE): Installation of Warner Super Scarab 165 engine and Sensenich Woden Propeller. Mono Aircraft Inc
- [STC SA4-1210](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1210): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc
- [STC SA1350WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1350WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage and/or control surfaces with fiberglass cloth. Ceconite, Inc
- [STC SA4-840](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-840): Fabric replaced with glass cloth on wings, fuselage, empennage and/or control surfaces. Air Fibre Inc

## Related

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

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