{"airworthiness_class":"Standard","airworthiness_date":"2026-03-12","airworthiness_ops":"Normal","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"","city":"BATTLE CREEK","country_code":"US","county_code":"025","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-10-02","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"35006","engine_horsepower":300,"engine_maker":"JACOBS","engine_model":"R755A SERIES","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":1,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":0,"kind":"piston-singles","kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2026-03-04","maker":"Waco Classic Aircraft Corp","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"9600426","mode_s_code":"50535404","mode_s_hex":"A2BB04","model":"YMF WACO F5C","n_number":"N275WA","name":"WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP DBA","ntsb_checked":true,"ntsb_records":[{"city":"Anchorage","damage":"MINR","date":"2004-10-09","highest_injury":"NONE","ntsb_no":"ANC05IA002","probable_cause":"The operator's failure to provide sufficient weight and balance information to the flight crew, which resulted in a center of gravity aft of the limit, and a tail strike during the takeoff roll.  Factors associated with the incident are the operator's improper training of the flight crew on two-engine ferry procedures, the flight crew's incorrect calculation of the center of gravity, the company dispatcher's failure to comply with the proper weight and balance procedures, and the airplane manufacturer's unclear/conflicting information contained in their Two-Engine Ferry Manual.","registration":"N275WA","state":"AK","summary":"Incident on October 9, 2004 at Anchorage, AK: no injuries, minor damage.","type":"INC"},{"city":"MONTEVIDEO","damage":"SUBS","date":"1997-10-24","highest_injury":"","ntsb_no":"DCA98WA005","probable_cause":null,"registration":"N275WA","state":"","summary":"Accident on October 24, 1997 at Montevideo: substantial damage.","type":"ACC"}],"num_engines":1,"other_names":"WACO AIRCRAFT CORP","plain_english":"N275WA is a Waco Classic Aircraft Corp YMF WACO F5C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2026. It has 3 seats. It is registered to Waco Classic Aircraft CORP DBA, a corporation in Battle Creek, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on  and expires on . It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated March 12, 2026.","records_check":[{"finding":"Valid registration to Waco Classic Aircraft CORP DBA, a corporation, certificate issued , expires date not given. No fractional interest recorded.","item":"Registration and identity","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"Standard certificate for normal, dated March 12, 2026, consistent with the 2026 manufacture year.","item":"Airworthiness certificate","source":1,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"No earlier tail number is recorded against serial F5C-8-167 for this model in the deregistered file.","item":"Prior registrations of this airframe","source":2,"status":"CLEAR"},{"finding":"N275WA was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (serial 48631, cancelled January 30, 2014). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number.","item":"Tail number reuse","source":2,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file.","item":"Recent registry documents","source":3,"status":"NOTE"},{"finding":"2 NTSB records under N275WA: Incident on October 9, 2004 at Anchorage, AK: no injuries, minor damage. Accident on October 24, 1997 at Montevideo: substantial damage. Details below.","item":"Accident and incident record","source":4,"status":"ATTENTION"},{"finding":"These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.","item":"Title chain, liens and 337 forms","source":null,"status":"PENDING"},{"finding":"AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.","item":"Airworthiness directives and utilization","source":null,"status":"PENDING"}],"records_check_sources":[{"n":1,"name":"FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":2,"name":"FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download)","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":3,"name":"FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks","url":"https://registry.faa.gov/"},{"n":4,"name":"NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL)","url":"https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search"}],"region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Corporation","registrant_type_code":"3","seats":3,"serial_number":"F5C-8-167","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"MI","status":"Valid, assigned to the manufacturer under its dealer certificate","status_code":"M","status_short":"Valid (manufacturer)","street":"15955 SOUTH AIRPORT RD","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Piston (reciprocating)","type_engine_code":"1","unique_id":"01545912","url":"https://eflight.com/aircraft/N275WA","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":2026,"zip":"490157608"}