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Models · Waco · Piston singles · data as of November 2, 2026

Waco UIC

13 on the U.S. register. Built from 1933. Ohio has the most (3). 31% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the UIC from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Cont Motor R670-Series (7), Cont Motor W670 Series (6)
Seats
4
Cruise speed
about 150 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 17, 1969; newest June 26, 2026

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual862%
Corporation323%
LLC18%
Co-owned18%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
UIC131933100.0%

When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file

036912121930
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
193012

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20121
20131
20151
20171
20181
20221
20231
20241
20251
20261

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid13100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard1292%
None on file18%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum1
Freedom Leasing Ent INC1
Collings Foundation INC DBA1
Bonafide Investments LLC1

Fleet pages: Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Collings Foundation INC DBA

Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2014-03-23ERA14CA166 · UIC N13562 · accident near Saint Petersburg, FL · no injuries
1991-02-03LAX91LA087 · UIC N13408 · accident near Santa Paula, CA · no injuries
1985-09-20SEA85LA218 · UIC N13572 · accident near Boise, ID · no injuries

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 UIC aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

13 as of November 2, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Waco UICs?

Ohio, with 3.

Who owns the Waco UIC?

31% 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 UICs on the register built?

In 1933.

How many Waco UIC 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 UIC 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 UIC 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 499, held by The Waco Aircraft Company). No FAA order in the current files names this model.

Certificates and bulletins

ATC 499Type certificate held by The Waco Aircraft Company · 1 model listed

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 UIC links to the rest of the register

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Where they are
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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/waco/uic.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 13

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N13418 Waco
UIC
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2026-06-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13072 Waco
UIC
Bonafide Investments LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2025-12-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13412 Waco
UIC
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2024-07-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13563 Waco
UIC
Freedom Leasing Ent INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-01-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13408 Waco
UIC
Collings Foundation INC DBA
Stow, Massachusetts
Standard 2022-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13561 Waco
UIC
Individual owner
New York
Standard 2018-02-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13562 Waco
UIC
Individual owner
California
Standard 2017-05-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13572 Waco
UIC
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, Oregon
Standard 2015-09-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1340X Waco
UIC
Individual owner
Ohio
None on file 2013-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13567 Waco
UIC
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2012-04-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N11432 Waco
UIC
Co-owned owner
Ohio
Standard 2000-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13570 Waco
UIC
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 1982-10-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N13427 Waco
UIC
Individual owner
Washington
Standard 1969-01-17 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes