Fairchild C-119
9 on the U.S. register across 5 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1948 to 1953; half of them date from 1953 or earlier. Wyoming has the most (3). 33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the C-119 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Wright R-3350-34&91 (4), Wright R3350-32Wa (2), Wright R3350-42 (1)
- Seats
- 52 (up to 78 in some versions)
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Fairchild
- Registered
- earliest certificate February 23, 1995; newest March 7, 2023
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 6 | 67% |
| Corporation | 3 | 33% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 4 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted | 4 | 44% |
| Experimental | 3 | 33% |
| Standard | 1 | 11% |
| None on file | 1 | 11% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Mid Atlantic Air Museum | 1 |
| Everts Air Fuel INC | 1 |
| Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum INC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Mid Atlantic Air Museum · Everts Air Fuel INC
Accident history NTSB records · 2 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 2 most recent of 2 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Fairchild C-119 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
9 as of October 29, 2026, counting 5 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Fairchild C-119s?
Wyoming, with 3.
Who owns the Fairchild C-119?
33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Fairchild C-119s on the register built?
Between 1948 and 1953; half of them in 1953 or earlier.
How many Fairchild C-119 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
2 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Fairchild C-119 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Fairchild C-119 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 6 type certificates. The FAA has issued 1 airworthiness directive (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about flight controls. 14 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Hawkins & Powers Avn INC.
FAA orders 1 airworthiness directives · newest first
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 1 | 100% |
Approved modifications 14 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the C-119 links to the rest of the register
- Fairchild 616 aircraft on the register
- Fairchild C-119 2 registered
- Fairchild C-119F 2 registered
- Fairchild C-119G 2 registered
- Fairchild C-119G-3E 2 registered
- Fairchild C-119L 1 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Wright R-3350-34&91 4 of these aircraft · 325 hp
- Wright R3350-32WA 2 of these aircraft · 2900 hp
- Wright R3350-42 1 of these aircraft · 3250 hp
- Wyoming 3 of these aircraft
- Alaska 3 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 1 of these aircraft
- Indiana 1 of these aircraft
- Arizona 1 of these aircraft
- Mid Atlantic Air Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Everts Air Fuel INC 1 of these aircraft
- Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the C-119 2 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the C-119 1 airworthiness directives
- Approved modifications for the C-119 14 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/fairchild/c-119.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 9
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1394N | Fairchild C-119F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2023-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15501 | Fairchild C-119G-3E |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2020-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3003 | Fairchild C-119G-3E |
Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum INC Columbus, Indiana |
Restricted | 2019-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8501W | Fairchild C-119 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2017-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8094 | Fairchild C-119G |
Individual owner Wyoming |
None on file | 2007-09-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8505A | Fairchild C-119F |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2007-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37636 | Fairchild C-119L |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Experimental | 2007-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N175ML | Fairchild C-119 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Experimental | 1995-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8504Z | Fairchild C-119G |
Everts Air Fuel INC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Restricted | 1995-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |