Waco GXE
33 on the U.S. register. Built from 1927 to 1929; half of them date from 1928 or earlier. Texas has the most (5). 33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the GXE from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Wright Curtiss Ox5 (12), Wright Curtiss 0Xx6 (4), Cont Motor W670 Series (2)
- Seats
- 3
- Cruise speed
- about 119 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 November 10, 1966; newest April 22, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 18 | 55% |
| Corporation | 9 | 27% |
| Co-owned | 4 | 12% |
| LLC | 2 | 6% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| GXE | 33 | 1927 to 1929 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 19 | 58% |
| None on file | 14 | 42% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
Fleet pages: Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Western North Carolina Air Museum · Texas Barnstorming Museum · Ranger Airfield Foundation · Koerner Aviation INC · Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum · Freeman Heritage Collection LLC · Aas LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 3 most recent of 3 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 GXE aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
33 as of October 26, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Waco GXEs?
Texas, with 5.
Who owns the Waco GXE?
33% 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 GXEs on the register built?
Between 1927 and 1929; half of them in 1928 or earlier.
How many Waco GXE accidents has the NTSB recorded?
3 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 GXE 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 GXE 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 2 type certificates. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2002, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 3.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is flight controls.
Failure reports 1 since 2002 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 02 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 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).
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 GXE links to the rest of the register
- Waco 657 aircraft on the register
- Waco GXE 33 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · A biplane of the 1920s and 1930s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric covering.
- Wright CURTISS OX5 12 of these aircraft · 90 hp
- Wright CURTISS 0XX6 4 of these aircraft · 102 hp
- Continental W670 series 2 of these aircraft · 250 hp
- Jacobs L4 /R755-7 1 of these aircraft · 245 hp
- Texas 5 of these aircraft
- Illinois 4 of these aircraft
- California 4 of these aircraft
- Oregon 3 of these aircraft
- Ohio 3 of these aircraft
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 2 of these aircraft
- Western North Carolina Air Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Texas Barnstorming Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Texas Air Museum INC 1 of these aircraft
- Ranger Airfield Foundation 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the GXE 3 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the GXE 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/waco/gxe.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 33
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N312DC | Waco GXE |
N3542W INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4837 | Waco GXE |
Co-owned owner Virginia |
None on file | 2026-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6777 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-07-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3931 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5273 | Waco GXE |
Ranger Airfield Foundation Ranger, Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4337 | Waco GXE |
Texas Barnstorming Museum Hallettsville, Texas |
None on file | 2025-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73705 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2023-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6974 | Waco GXE |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-02-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4534 | Waco GXE |
Freeman Heritage Collection LLC Kingsbury, Texas |
Standard | 2021-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8564 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2021-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920H | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2020-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4777 | Waco GXE |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7887 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2019-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3960 | Waco GXE |
Western North Carolina Air Museum Hendersonville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2018-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N724E | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2018-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47248 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-06-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1973B | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Illinois |
None on file | 2017-05-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6675K | Waco GXE |
Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum Saint Louis, Missouri |
Standard | 2017-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4008 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2016-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5118 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2015-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2113 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-08-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6939 | Waco GXE |
Aas LLC Ovid, Michigan |
Standard | 2014-11-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N903H | Waco GXE |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
None on file | 2014-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6704 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Rhode Island |
None on file | 2014-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8518L | Waco GXE |
Koerner Aviation INC Kankakee, Illinois |
None on file | 2013-02-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5784 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2012-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3968 | Waco GXE |
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
None on file | 2009-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7662 | Waco GXE |
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
None on file | 2009-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7970 | Waco GXE |
Texas Air Museum INC San Antonio, Texas |
Standard | 2008-05-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8529 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Iowa |
Standard | 2005-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5013 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Oregon |
None on file | 1985-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3963 | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 1966-11-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N773K | Waco GXE |
Individual owner Illinois |
None on file | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |