# N7459: 1940 Polikarpov I-16 TYPE 24

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Polikarpov I-16 TYPE 24](https://openairdocs.org/model/polikarpov-i-16-type-24) (registry code 0560688, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wsk-Pzl ASZ-621R-16](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-asz-621r-16) (registry code 67208)
- Serial number: 2421014
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AA08B0
- Registered owner: [Wartime History Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARTIME%20HISTORY%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2130° N, 122.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98409, 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=7459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7459

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 (Polikarpov I-16 TYPE 24)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wsk-Pzl ASZ-621R-16)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N7459.

## NTSB investigations on N7459 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 LAX87LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA083), Jan 12, 1987: Cessna 172K (N7459), Lanai, HI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N7459.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N7459

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N7459 before.

- [Cancelled 1971-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7459-1971-03-17): Vickers VISCOUNT 797, S/N 214. Owner: [Mckinnon Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKINNON%20ENTERPRISES%20INC), [Sandy, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Sandy)

## Related

- Other Polikarpov I-16 TYPE 24 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/polikarpov-i-16-type-24/aircraft.md
- The Wsk-Pzl ASZ-621R-16 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wsk-pzl-asz-621r-16.md

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