Waco SRE
5 on the U.S. register. Built from 1940 to 1941; half of them date from 1941 or earlier. Illinois has the most (2). 60% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the SRE from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- P&W R-985 Series (3)
- Seats
- 5
- Cruise speed
- about 146 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 October 16, 2003; newest October 17, 2025
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 2 | 40% |
| Corporation | 2 | 40% |
| LLC | 1 | 20% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRE | 5 | 1940 to 1941 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 4 | 80% |
| None on file | 1 | 20% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Sydal Sre LLC | 1 |
| Poplar Grove Airmotive INC | 1 |
| Lilja CORP | 1 |
Fleet pages: Poplar Grove Airmotive INC
Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 4 most recent of 4 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 SRE aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
5 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Waco SREs?
Illinois, with 2.
Who owns the Waco SRE?
60% 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 SREs on the register built?
Between 1940 and 1941; half of them in 1941 or earlier.
How many Waco SRE accidents has the NTSB recorded?
4 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 SRE 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 SRE 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. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2012, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 20.0 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear.
Failure reports 1 since 2012 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 12 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 1 | 100% |
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 SRE links to the rest of the register
- Waco 657 aircraft on the register
- Waco SRE 5 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · A biplane of the 1920s and 1930s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric covering.
- Pratt & Whitney R-985 series 3 of these aircraft · 450 hp
- Illinois 2 of these aircraft
- Texas 1 of these aircraft
- Louisiana 1 of these aircraft
- California 1 of these aircraft
- Sydal Sre LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Poplar Grove Airmotive INC 1 of these aircraft
- Lilja CORP 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the SRE 4 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the SRE 1 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/waco/sre.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 5
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N20961 | Waco SRE |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N247E | Waco SRE |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2022-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20967 | Waco SRE |
Lilja CORP Livermore, California |
None on file | 2010-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58785 | Waco SRE |
Sydal Sre LLC Jackson, Louisiana |
Standard | 2004-06-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1252W | Waco SRE |
Poplar Grove Airmotive INC Poplar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2003-10-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |