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Swallow SWALLOW · 1927 · Adelanto, CA
N979 is a 1927 Swallow SWALLOW (serial 842), registered to Laird Charles L IV (individual) in Adelanto, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires October 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 2003 (23 years ago). It carries a Wright CURTISS OX5 engine rated at 90 hp, the engine on 50% of registered Swallow SWALLOWs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address ADA513. It is one of 7 Swallow SWALLOW aircraft on the FAA registry. Laird Charles L IV holds 3 aircraft on the registry.
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2 of the 4 registered Swallow SWALLOW carry this engine (50%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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