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Draco Flight School

Flight school in Chino, California, where the main public airport is Chino Airport (CNO). The FAA register lists 15 aircraft under this name and 1 other spelling of it, all at the same address or in the same town, mostly Piper PA-28-161.

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How many aircraft does Draco Flight School have?

15 aircraft are registered to it with the FAA as of November 12, 2026; aircraft it leases from their owners are not counted.

What does Draco Flight School fly?

Mostly the Cessna 172M, along with the Piper PA-28-161 and the Cessna 172P.

How old are Draco Flight School's aircraft?

Built between 1968 and 2003; half were built in 1979 or earlier, so the typical one is about 47 years old.

Has Draco Flight School had any accidents?

In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving the aircraft registered to it today, none of them fatal. The full record

Where is Draco Flight School?

In Chino, California; the main public airport there is Chino Airport (CNO).

Are there FAA examiners near Draco Flight School?

40 pilot examiners and 50 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles of its airport. See them by name

Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles

40 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 39 for private pilot, 34 for commercial and instrument, 14 for airline transport pilot, 24 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 34 for airplanes, 19 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for helicopters, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 5 sport aviation examiners, 50 aviation medical examiners, 12 mechanic examiners, 8 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 7 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 28 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 37 training center evaluators, 6 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

All 195 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
  • DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
  • DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
  • TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
  • Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.

Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.

Its aircraft and their safety record from the FAA register and the NTSB

15 aircraft are registered to Draco Flight School today, mostly Cessna 172M. Built between 1968 and 2003; half of them in 1979 or earlier, so the typical one is about 47 years old. 1 is a twin-engine aeroplane.

N502TM, a Cessna 172M
N502TM, Cessna 172M
Photo: Tomás Del Coro from Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 4.0
N23J, a Cessna 310I
N23J, Cessna 310I
Photo: 先従隗始, CC0

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Cessna 172M 3Piper PA-28-161 3Cessna 172P 2Cessna 172K 1Cessna 172R 1Cessna 310I 1Cessna R182 1Piper PA-28-151 1
All 15 aircraft, each with its own page
Tail numberAircraftBuiltNTSB records, last 10 years
N78239Cessna 172K19681
N502TMCessna 172M1975
N5243RCessna 172M1974
N725ECCessna 172M1972
N40TPCessna 172P1981
N54838Cessna 172P1981
N782WWCessna 172R1997
N23JCessna 310I
N7362XCessna R182
N43326Piper PA-28-1511974
N2210XPiper PA-28-1611979
N235SRPiper PA-28-1612003
N515MSPiper PA-28-1612002
N8257GPiper PA-28-1811982
N6ECPiper PA-28R-2001974

In the last 10 years the NTSB recorded 1 accident involving these aircraft.

DateAircraftWhatWhereOutcomeRecord
October 5, 2018N78239 Cessna 172KAccidentStockton, CANo injuries; substantial damageGAA19CA014

Only the aircraft registered to Draco Flight School today are counted, wherever they were flying and whoever was flying them, including any accident before the school owned them; aircraft a school leases from their owners are registered to those owners and are not. A school that flies more hours will show more; nobody publishes those hours, so this is a record, not a score. Compare with the other training organisations in California.

Other flight schools nearby within about 15 miles, the 10 nearest of 12

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This entry comes from the FAA aircraft register (November 12, 2026). The FAA publishes no downloadable list of flight schools (its online finder covers only certificated Part 141 schools), so a company is listed here when its name says what it does. Is this your company? Claim or correct this listing: the base, the website, what you do, your own pictures. Add the "Listed on eFlight" badge to your website.