Waco ATO
27 on the U.S. register. Built from 1928 to 1930; half of them date from 1929 or earlier. Ohio has the most (5). 44% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the ATO from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Wright Wwj Series (4), Wright 975E-1 (2), Wright 760E-1 (2)
- Seats
- 3
- Cruise speed
- about 79 mph
- Built of
- steel tube, wood and fabric · A biplane of the 1920s and 1930s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric covering.
- Maker on the register
- Waco
- Registered
- earliest certificate March 28, 1983; newest November 25, 2024
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 12 | 44% |
| LLC | 7 | 26% |
| Corporation | 5 | 19% |
| Co-owned | 3 | 11% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATO | 27 | 1928 to 1930 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 12 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 15 | 56% |
| None on file | 11 | 41% |
| Experimental | 1 | 4% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Old Style Aircraft LLC | 3 |
| Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum | 1 |
| Waco Historical Society INC | 1 |
| Vintage Wings LLC | 1 |
| Poplar Grove Airmotive INC | 1 |
| J W Hicks Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Hawk Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Gypsy Air Tours LLC | 1 |
| Eaa Aviation Foundation INC | 1 |
| Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee | 1 |
Fleet pages: Old Style Aircraft LLC · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Poplar Grove Airmotive INC · Hawk Aviation LLC · Eaa Aviation Foundation INC · Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 2 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 2 most recent of 2 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Waco ATO aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
27 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Waco ATOs?
Ohio, with 5.
Who owns the Waco ATO?
44% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Waco ATOs on the register built?
Between 1928 and 1930; half of them in 1929 or earlier.
How many Waco ATO accidents has the NTSB recorded?
2 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Waco ATO made of?
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. A biplane of the 1920s and 1930s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric covering. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Waco ATO the component layer
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. A biplane of the 1920s and 1930s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric covering. The design is held under 1 type certificate (ATC 123, held by The Waco Aircraft Company). No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2015, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 3.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear. 1 approved modification exist for it, the most by Richard Melhoff.
Failure reports 1 since 2015 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 15 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 3 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: va andaccessories (1), fuel quantity (1), fuel placard (1).
Approved modifications 1 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the ATO links to the rest of the register
- Waco 657 aircraft on the register
- Waco ATO 27 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · A biplane of the 1920s and 1930s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric covering.
- Wright WWJ series 4 of these aircraft · 220 hp
- Wright 975E-1 2 of these aircraft · 365 hp
- Wright 760E-1 2 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Wright R-975-11 1 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Wright R-760-8 1 of these aircraft · 235 hp
- Ohio 5 of these aircraft
- Missouri 4 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 3 of these aircraft
- New York 2 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Old Style Aircraft LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Waco Historical Society INC 1 of these aircraft
- Vintage Wings LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Poplar Grove Airmotive INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the ATO 2 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the ATO 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the ATO 1 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/waco/ato.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 27
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N659N | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8573 | Waco ATO |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2024-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1023S | Waco ATO |
Vintage Wings LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N749E | Waco ATO |
Co-owned owner New York |
Standard | 2022-11-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N719E | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8569 | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Washington |
None on file | 2021-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N926H | Waco ATO |
Hawk Aviation LLC Springville, New York |
None on file | 2020-03-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9553 | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N736E | Waco ATO |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2019-02-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13917 | Waco ATO |
J W Hicks Aviation LLC Valparaiso, Indiana |
None on file | 2018-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5673 | Waco ATO |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2017-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906H | Waco ATO |
Old Style Aircraft LLC Ellsinore, Missouri |
Standard | 2016-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N11211 | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2016-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N741EA | Waco ATO |
Old Style Aircraft LLC Ellsinore, Missouri |
None on file | 2015-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8565 | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2014-09-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N751E | Waco ATO |
Aircraft Guaranty CORP Trustee Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2014-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5533 | Waco ATO |
Old Style Aircraft LLC Ellsinore, Missouri |
Standard | 2014-03-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N663N | Waco ATO |
Gypsy Air Tours LLC Madison, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6714 | Waco ATO |
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2012-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767K | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2011-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13918 | Waco ATO |
Waco Historical Society INC Troy, Ohio |
Experimental | 2011-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N915H | Waco ATO |
Individual owner North Dakota |
None on file | 2005-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5814 | Waco ATO |
Eaa Aviation Foundation INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2004-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1933R | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2000-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6930 | Waco ATO |
Poplar Grove Airmotive INC Poplar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 1998-04-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N767E | Waco ATO |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 1984-08-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N925F | Waco ATO |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
None on file | 1983-03-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |