# N9708: 1929 Fairchild 71

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild 71](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-71) (registry code 3370802, 7 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (registry code 51659)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 89](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%2089) (Fairchild Industries Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 37
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 2013
- Certificate issued: March 8, 2006
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: AD8715
- Registered owner: [Horst Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORST%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [New Holland, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Holland)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1029° N, 76.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17557, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9708
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9708

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 71)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N9708.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N9708.

## 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) (3)

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 71)

- [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
- [STC SA01734SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01734SE): Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts. Andrew D. Humphrey

## Earlier aircraft with N9708

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9708 before.

- [Cancelled 2009-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9708-2009-02-19): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1234, built 1974. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tupper Woody](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUPPER%20WOODY), [Iota, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Iota)
- [Cancelled 1961-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9708-1961-03-24): Fairchild 71, S/N 600. Owner: [Tom Kiiskila](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOM%20KIISKILA), [Orofino, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Orofino)

## Related

- Other Fairchild 71 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-71/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1.md

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