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Fairchild C-123

9 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1954 to 1955; half of them date from 1954 or earlier. Maryland has the most (2). 89% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

Fairchild C-123: Military transport aircraft series by Chase Aircraft, later Fairchild Aircraft
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About the C-123 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 5 engines
Common engines
P & W R-2800 Series (8)
Seats
52
Maker on the register
Fairchild
Registered
earliest certificate February 6, 1991; newest October 16, 2019

Where they are owner's state

Maryland2Alaska2Pennsylvania1Iowa1Colorado1California1Arizona1

Who owns them registrant type

Corporation7 (78%)LLC1 (11%)Individual1 (11%)

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
C-123K81954 to 195588.9%
C-1231—11.1%

When they were built by decade · 5 with no year on file

0123441950

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

0012222013120171201822019

Registration status

Valid9 (100%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Experimental6 (67%)Restricted2 (22%)None on file1 (11%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Hagerstown Aviation Museum INC2Yanks Air Museum1Mid America Transportation & Aviation Museum1Everts Air Fuel INC1Compass Rose LLC1Astre Air International1Air Heritage Incorporated1

Fleet pages: Hagerstown Aviation Museum INC · Yanks Air Museum · Everts Air Fuel INC · Astre Air International

Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 1 fatal

2010-08-01ANC10FA067 · C-123K N709RR · accident near Mckinley Park, AK · 3 killed

The 1 most recent of 1 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 C-123 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

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

Which state has the most Fairchild C-123s?

Maryland, with 2.

Who owns the Fairchild C-123?

89% 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 · 1 C-123 (all versions)

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N8190B Fairchild
C-123
Mid America Transportation & Aviation Museum
Sioux City, Iowa
Experimental 2018-05-24 Valid