# N879H: 1929 Hamilton Metalplane H47

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hamilton Metalplane H47](https://openairdocs.org/model/hamilton-metalplane-h47) (registry code 4090202, 7 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney H-A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-h-a-series) (registry code 52001)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-329](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-329) (Hamilton Metalplane Division Boeing Airplane Co.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 65
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1975
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2024
- Expires: September 30, 2031
- Mode S code: AC1874
- Registered owner: [Fountainhead Museum Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUNTAINHEAD%20MUSEUM%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 67.3758° N, 149.7280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=879H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N879H

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney H-A model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hamilton Metalplane H47)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney H-A series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N879H.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N879H.

## 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) (2)

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 (Hamilton Metalplane H47)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation

## Related

- Other Hamilton Metalplane H47 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hamilton-metalplane-h47/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney H-A series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-h-a-series.md

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