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Type Record · As of May 3, 2026

FAIRCHILD F-45

Fixed Wing Single Engine · WRIGHT 975E&F-2&3

Registered

3

Year Range

1936–1937

NTSB Events

0

Airworthiness Directives

0

01 /  Distribution

Where the fleet lives and was built

Counts of currently-registered FAIRCHILD F-45 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.

By State (top 10)

  • CA 33.3% 1
  • WA 33.3% 1
  • WY 33.3% 1

By Decade of Manufacture

  • 1930s 100.0% 3

02 /  NTSB Records

Events involving FAIRCHILD F-45 aircraft

No NTSB-recorded events match FAIRCHILD F-45 in the indexed corpus.

03 /  Airworthiness Directives

FAA directives applicable to FAIRCHILD F-45

No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.

04 /  Type Certificate Data Sheets

FAA TCDS for FAIRCHILD F-45

The TCDS is the legal certification document — weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, operating limitations. 1 match in the FAA catalog.

06 /  Supplemental Type Certificates

Modifications approved for FAIRCHILD F-45

12 STCs on file — every FAA-approved modification, alteration, or installation for this aircraft. STOL kits, avionics, fuel systems, floats, engine swaps, you name it.

  • 05/17/2024

    STC SA4503NM (PAGE 2)

    Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering

    Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 06/04/2015

    STC SA00478CH

    Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric.

    Aviation Products Systems Inc.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 05/10/2012

    STC SA00478CH

    Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric.

    Aviation Products Systems Inc.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 02/25/2011

    STC SA4503NM (PAGE 2)

    Install Ceconite covering material.

    Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 06/26/2009

    STC SA01734SE (PG 2)

    Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts.

    Stewart Thomas D. and Stewart Dan R.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 05/23/2008

    STC SA00478CH (PAGE 1)

    Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric.

    Aviation Products Systems Inc.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 05/15/2007

    STC SA00478CH (PAGE 1)

    Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric.

    Aviation Products Systems Inc.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 05/27/2003

    STC SA1008WE

    Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material.

    Poly-Fiber Inc.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 10/13/1989

    STC SA4302NM (PAGE 2)

    Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.

    Electronics International

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 11/01/1976

    STC SA372NW

    Installation of a Wright R-975-30 engine; a Hamilton Standard 2D30/6167A-15 propeller; a inch Harrison oil cooler with ducting; and a modified Twin Beech (AT-11) cowl

    Harbord, Robert S.

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • 01/01/1960

    STC SA306WE

    Ceconite 101 covering of rudder, elevators and ailerons.

    Cooper Engineering Corporation

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

  • —

    STC SA306WE

    Ceconite 101 covering of rudder, elevators and ailerons.

    Cooper Engineering Corporation

    Atlas STC → DRS ↗

04 /  Regulations watching this type

Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for FAIRCHILD F-45

Advisory Circulars

ACs whose subject explicitly mentions FAIRCHILD or F-45.

05 /  Aircraft of this type

All 3 registered N-numbers

Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.

3 of 3
N-number St Year NTSB FAA
N16878 CA 1937 · Look up ↗
N16879 WA 1937 · Look up ↗
N65F WY 1936 · Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)

05 /  Sources & Methodology

Every count traces back to a primary US-government source

We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →