# N2279: 1938 Waco EGC-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Waco EGC-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-egc-8) (registry code 9600610, 5 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 760E-2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2) (registry code 67011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 665](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20665) (The Waco Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5064
- Year built: 1938
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2025
- Expires: May 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A1FE95
- Registered owner: [Marbella Blue LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARBELLA%20BLUE%20LLC)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2706° N, 97.7426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78701, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2279
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2279

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 (Waco EGC-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 760E-2)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2279.

## NTSB investigations on N2279 not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW71FPM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPM27), Apr 30, 1971: Beech 18E (N2279), Muskogee, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2279.

## 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) (9)

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 (Waco EGC-8)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA2693NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2693NM): Installation of Electronics International digital volt/amp gauges and accessories. Electronics International Inc
- [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC
- [STC SA2687NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2687NM): Installation of Truboplus/ Electronics Int'l gauges and switches. Aero Manufacturing Inc
- [STC SA1626NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International
- [STC SA2350NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges. Electronics International
- [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International
- [STC SA2190NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2190NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of electronics International Digital Volt/Amp Gauges and Accessories. Electronics International
- [STC SA2350NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM) (historical): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges listed on the attached continuation sheet and the associated accessories. Electronics International

## Earlier aircraft with N2279

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2279 before.

- [Cancelled 1970-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2279-1970-06-01): Beech D18S, S/N A-266. Owner: [Judith Realty Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JUDITH%20REALTY%20CORP), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)

## Related

- Other Waco EGC-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-egc-8/aircraft.md
- The Wright 760E-2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2.md

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