# N8505A: 1953 Fairchild C-119F

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild C-119F](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119f) (registry code 3372107, 78 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-3350-34&91](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-3350-34-91) (registry code 67040)
- Serial number: 179
- Year built: 1953
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1990
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2007
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: ABAA60
- Registered owners: [Sheppard Harold Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPPARD%20HAROLD%20JR), [Sheppard Trucking](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEPPARD%20TRUCKING)
- Location: [Riverton, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Riverton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0278° N, 108.2379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82501, 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=8505A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8505A

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 C-119F)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R-3350-34&91)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8505A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8505A.

## 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 N8505A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8505A before.

- [Cancelled 1978-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8505A-1978-11-07): Beech A35, S/N D1927. Owner: [Mcelroy Aircraft Salvage](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCELROY%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE), [Shelbyville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Shelbyville)

## Related

- Other Fairchild C-119F aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119f/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-3350-34&91 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-3350-34-91.md

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