Waco CTO
17 on the U.S. register. Built from 1929 to 1941; half of them date from 1929 or earlier. Montana has the most (3). 71% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the CTO from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Wright 760A B D E&Et (3), Wright R-760-8 (2), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (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 January 29, 1997; newest July 15, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 7 | 41% |
| Corporation | 5 | 29% |
| Co-owned | 3 | 18% |
| Individual | 2 | 12% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTO | 17 | 1929 to 1941 | 100.0% |
When they were built by decade · 5 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 14 | 82% |
| None on file | 3 | 18% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Artemis Aviation Group LLC | 3 |
| Stuart Aviation | 1 |
| S C Johnson & Son INC | 1 |
| Old Style Aircraft LLC | 1 |
| Mike Rinker Aircraft LLC | 1 |
| Koerner Aviation INC | 1 |
| Joe Schmuckatelli'S Flying Service LLC | 1 |
| Chalet Suzanne Aviation INC | 1 |
| Bell Aviation INC | 1 |
| Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee | 1 |
Fleet pages: Artemis Aviation Group LLC · Old Style Aircraft LLC · Mike Rinker Aircraft LLC · Koerner Aviation INC · Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 5 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 5 most recent of 5 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 CTO aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
17 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Waco CTOs?
Montana, with 3.
Who owns the Waco CTO?
71% 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 CTOs on the register built?
Between 1929 and 1941; half of them in 1929 or earlier.
How many Waco CTO accidents has the NTSB recorded?
5 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 CTO 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 CTO 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 257, 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 2016, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 5.9 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear.
Failure reports 1 since 2016 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 16 | 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 2 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: fuel quantity (1), fuel placard (1).
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 CTO links to the rest of the register
- Waco 657 aircraft on the register
- Waco CTO 17 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · A biplane of the 1920s and 1930s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric covering.
- Wright 760A B D E&ET 3 of these aircraft · 250 hp
- Wright R-760-8 2 of these aircraft · 235 hp
- Wright 975E&F-2&3 1 of these aircraft · 475 hp
- Wright 760E-2 1 of these aircraft · 350 hp
- Wright 760E-1 1 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Montana 3 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- Delaware 2 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Artemis Aviation Group LLC 3 of these aircraft
- Stuart Aviation 1 of these aircraft
- S C Johnson & Son INC 1 of these aircraft
- Old Style Aircraft LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Mike Rinker Aircraft LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the CTO 5 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the CTO 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/waco/cto.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 17
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N657N | Waco CTO |
Joe Schmuckatelli'S Flying Service LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N763K | Waco CTO |
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-11-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N666N | Waco CTO |
Artemis Aviation Group LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N655N | Waco CTO |
Artemis Aviation Group LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2024-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N744H | Waco CTO |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29TW | Waco CTO |
Artemis Aviation Group LLC Kalispell, Montana |
None on file | 2024-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N613N | Waco CTO |
Mike Rinker Aircraft LLC Union City, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N844V | Waco CTO |
Chalet Suzanne Aviation INC Lake Wales, Florida |
Standard | 2019-04-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7446 | Waco CTO |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2019-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9577H | Waco CTO |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2017-03-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N949H | Waco CTO |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-05-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N280W | Waco CTO |
Old Style Aircraft LLC Ellsinore, Missouri |
Standard | 2015-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8584 | Waco CTO |
S C Johnson & Son INC Racine, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2013-06-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515M | Waco CTO |
Koerner Aviation INC Kankakee, Illinois |
None on file | 2013-03-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845V | Waco CTO |
Bell Aviation INC Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2007-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21R | Waco CTO |
Stuart Aviation Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2003-10-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N610N | Waco CTO |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 1997-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |