Models · Fairchild · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Fairchild 24

241 on the U.S. register across 20 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1933 to 1970; half of them date from 1946 or earlier. California has the most (21). 24% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 24 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Fairchild 6-440 Series (90), Warner Ss165 Series (56), Warner Ss40&50 (42)
Seats: 4
Cruise speed: about 102 mph
Maker on the register: Fairchild
Registered: earliest certificate February 25, 1970; newest August 28, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California21Washington20Texas18Florida17Ohio15Pennsylvania9Tennessee8Oregon8New York8Wisconsin7Missouri7Virginia6

Who owns them registrant type

Individual152 (63%)Corporation34 (14%)Co-owned32 (13%)LLC20 (8%)Partnership3 (1%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
24W-46	53	1946 to 1947	22.0%
24R-46	50	1939 to 1947	20.7%
24W-41A	18	1940 to 1945	7.5%
24W-40	15	1940 to 1950	6.2%
24R-46A	15	1940 to 1970	6.2%
24 G	14	1937 to 1954	5.8%
24 C8C	14	1934 to 1935	5.8%
24R-9	9	1939 to 1952	3.7%
24 H	9	1937	3.7%
24 J	8	1937 to 1938	3.3%
24W-9	6	1939	2.5%
24 K	6	1938 to 1939	2.5%
24 C8E	6	1936 to 1937	2.5%
24R-40	5	1940	2.1%
24 C8F	5	1936 to 1937	2.1%
24 C8A	4	1933 to 1934	1.7%
24W-46S	1	—	0.4%
24R-46S	1	1946	0.4%
24 C8D	1	1935	0.4%
24 C8	1	1936	0.4%

When they were built by decade · 48 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid238 (99%)Pending2 (0.8%)Sale reported1 (0.4%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard226 (94%)None on file10 (4%)Experimental3 (1%)Special flight permit1 (0.4%)Multiple1 (0.4%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Hagerstown Aviation Museum INC4Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee3Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum2Milne Sales And Services LLC2Eastern Stearman INC Trustee2American Aviation II LLC2American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum2Yanks Air Museum1Triple M Flying Ranch LLC1Tall Timber Flying Service LLC1Shannon Air Museum LLC1Rockys Flying Service LLC1

Fleet pages: Hagerstown Aviation Museum INC · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Eastern Stearman INC Trustee · American Aviation II LLC · American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum · Yanks Air Museum · Tall Timber Flying Service LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 18 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2023-10-09CEN24LA007 · 24 G N19173 · accident near Peyton, CO · minor injuries

2023-09-12GAA23WA263 · 24 G N19109 · accident near Trier-Föhren · no injuries

2012-06-08ERA12CA415 · 24R-40 N232E · accident near Smyrna, TN · no injuries

2012-04-06WPR12CA158 · 24 C8C N14722 · accident near Redmond, OR · no injuries

2004-12-24SEA05CA030 · 24W-41A N28525 · accident near Wenatchee, WA · no injuries

2004-10-26NYC05LA010 · 24R-40 N28539 · accident near Custar, OH · serious injuries

2004-06-19LAX04CA244 · 24R-40 N232E · accident near Lincoln, CA · no injuries

2002-03-03LAX02LA099 · 24W-46 N77618 · accident near Marana, AZ · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 18 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Fairchild 24 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

241 as of October 2, 2026, counting 20 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Fairchild 24s?

California, with 21.

Who owns the Fairchild 24?

24% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 241

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N23E	Fairchild 24 G	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2018-11-27	Valid
N28642	Fairchild 24W-40	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2018-09-10	Valid
N15345	Fairchild 24 C8C	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-08-06	Valid
N81326	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2018-07-27	Valid
N16812	Fairchild 24 C8F	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-03-23	Valid
N19184	Fairchild 24 J	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-01-23	Valid
N20641	Fairchild 24 K	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-01-23	Valid
N16901	Fairchild 24 H	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2018-01-11	Valid
N81212	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2017-12-20	Valid
N28690	Fairchild 24W-41A	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2017-07-10	Valid
N25329	Fairchild 24R-40	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2017-05-10	Valid
N81309	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-05-01	Valid
N92E	Fairchild 24W-9	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2017-04-25	Valid
N19128	Fairchild 24 H	Golden Age Air Museum Bethel, Pennsylvania	Standard	2017-04-20	Valid
N77654	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-04-05	Valid
N306W	Fairchild 24R-9	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-03-01	Valid
N16858	Fairchild 24 C8F	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2016-12-13	Valid
N28517	Fairchild 24W-40	Port Townsend Aero Museum Port Townsend, Washington	Experimental	2016-11-16	Valid
N81226	Fairchild 24R-46	Felda Flyers LLC Felda, Florida	Standard	2016-11-03	Valid
N14397	Fairchild 24 C8C	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2016-09-20	Valid
N404	Fairchild 24W-40	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2016-07-26	Valid
N16820	Fairchild 24 C8E	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2016-06-22	Valid
N1276N	Fairchild 24W-41A	Greek Housing Services CORP Port Matilda, Pennsylvania	Standard	2016-05-27	Valid
N24FA	Fairchild 24R-46A	Individual owner Iowa	None on file	2016-03-25	Valid
N81316	Fairchild 24R-46A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2015-12-17	Valid
N81390	Fairchild 24W-46	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	None on file	2015-09-29	Valid
N9153T	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner New York	None on file	2015-04-16	Valid
N81334	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2015-03-19	Valid
N19180	Fairchild 24 J	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	2015-02-11	Valid
N77660	Fairchild 24R-46	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2015-02-09	Valid
N15604	Fairchild 24 C8C	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2015-01-12	Valid
N81279	Fairchild 24W-46	C A S Aerobatic LLC Carthage, Missouri	Standard	2014-10-15	Valid
N2088	Fairchild 24 G	Individual owner New York	Standard	2014-09-30	Valid
N295Y	Fairchild 24W-41A	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2014-07-25	Valid
N77695	Fairchild 24R-46	Kipnis INC Wadsworth, Illinois	Standard	2014-06-10	Valid
N19126	Fairchild 24 H	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2014-03-26	Valid
N15038	Fairchild 24 C8C	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-02-13	Valid
N2639	Fairchild 24 K	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-12-20	Valid
N81329	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-11-20	Valid
N81228	Fairchild 24R-46	Hagerstown Aviation Museum INC Hagerstown, Maryland	Standard	2013-11-18	Valid
N19129	Fairchild 24 H	Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum Rhinebeck, New York	Standard	2013-10-17	Valid
N77696	Fairchild 24R-46	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	2013-09-20	Valid
N987	Fairchild 24R-46	Carlsbad Raceway CORP Hemet, California	Standard	2013-09-05	Valid
N12120	Fairchild 24 H	Individual owner Kentucky	None on file	2013-08-05	Valid
N18684	Fairchild 24W-9	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2013-07-19	Valid
N81369	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2013-05-01	Valid
N77665	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2013-04-08	Valid
N81358	Fairchild 24R-46	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2013-03-22	Valid
N89J	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner Alaska	None on file	2013-03-05	Valid
N77688	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2013-01-08	Valid
N14727	Fairchild 24 C8C	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-12-05	Valid
N81318	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2012-10-12	Valid
N28522	Fairchild 24W-41A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-08-30	Valid
N18695	Fairchild 24W-9	Champaign Aviation Museum Urbana, Ohio	Standard	2012-07-27	Valid
N81204	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-06-22	Valid
N18688	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2012-05-08	Valid
N81346	Fairchild 24W-46	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-04-24	Valid
N25183	Fairchild 24W-41A	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N81331	Fairchild 24R-46	Linn Ronald D Stanfield, Oregon	Standard	2012-03-05	Valid
N81242	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner California	Standard	2012-01-30	Valid
N16684	Fairchild 24 C8F	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2011-12-14	Valid
N81325	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-10-31	Valid
N81210	Fairchild 24R-46	Fairchild Argus LLC Evergreen, Colorado	Standard	2011-09-08	Valid
N77667	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-08-04	Valid
N16872	Fairchild 24 H	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-06-14	Valid
N14749	Fairchild 24 C8C	Air Heritage INC Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania	Standard	2011-04-30	Valid
N77661	Fairchild 24R-46	L & P Of Winona INC Winona, Minnesota	Standard	2011-04-11	Valid
N28691	Fairchild 24W-41A	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2011-01-07	Valid
N81263	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner California	Standard	2010-09-02	Valid
N19146	Fairchild 24 G	Eastern Stearman INC Trustee Leesburg, Virginia	Standard	2010-08-17	Valid
N16846	Fairchild 24 C8E	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2010-08-06	Valid
N15606	Fairchild 24 C8C	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2009-12-24	Valid
N1010W	Fairchild 24R-9	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2009-11-24	Valid
N77671	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-11-16	Valid
N23V	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2009-09-18	Valid
N81244	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2009-05-21	Valid
N15602	Fairchild 24 C8C	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2009-05-15	Valid
N77614	Fairchild 24W-46	K E F Enterprises INC Plymouth, Massachusetts	Standard	2009-05-04	Valid
N28644	Fairchild 24R-46A	Mustang Holdings LLC Omaha, Nebraska	Standard	2009-04-21	Valid
N81313	Fairchild 24R-46A	Individual owner Florida	Multiple	2009-03-18	Valid
N81229	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2008-10-01	Valid
N81338	Fairchild 24R-46A	Individual owner California	Standard	2008-09-30	Valid
N14725	Fairchild 24 C8C	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2008-07-22	Valid
N81243	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2008-05-05	Valid
N48411	Fairchild 24R-40	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2008-02-20	Valid
N81373	Fairchild 24R-46A	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2008-02-14	Valid
N81343	Fairchild 24W-46	Crestair Air LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2007-10-03	Valid
N81214	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2007-09-26	Valid
N77691	Fairchild 24R-46	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2007-07-12	Valid
N22047	Fairchild 24W-9	Individual owner Oregon	None on file	2007-06-07	Valid
N19182	Fairchild 24 J	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2007-04-17	Valid
N29010	Fairchild 24W-40	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2007-04-17	Valid
N19140	Fairchild 24 G	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2007-01-22	Valid
N81265	Fairchild 24W-46	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2006-05-25	Valid
N77656	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner California	Standard	2006-01-26	Valid
N16358	Fairchild 24 C8E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2005-07-25	Valid
N14799	Fairchild 24 C8C	Dakota Territory Air Museum Minot, North Dakota	Standard	2005-03-25	Valid
N81206	Fairchild 24W-46	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2005-03-24	Valid
N336E	Fairchild 24 G	Individual owner New York	Experimental	2004-12-07	Valid
N20624	Fairchild 24 J	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2004-05-26	Valid