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Models · Waco · Piston singles · data as of October 23, 2026

Waco UPF-7

189 on the U.S. register. Built from 1939 to 1980; half of them date from 1941 or earlier. Ohio has the most (19). 39% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the UPF-7 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Cont Motor W670 Series (127), Cont Motor R670-Series (11), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (5)
Seats
2
Cruise speed
about 165 mph
Built of
steel tube, wood and fabric
Maker on the register
Waco
Registered
earliest certificate July 31, 1984; newest October 21, 2026

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
UPF-71891939 to 1980100.0%

When they were built by decade · 48 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19303
1940136
19501
19801

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

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20104
20112
20123
20136
20143
20157
20166
20179
20187
201910
202014
202110
202216
202317
202412
202512
202610

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid18899%
Pending10.5%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard15280%
None on file2513%
Multiple53%
Restricted42%
Experimental32%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Rare Aircraft LTD4Upf-Sevens LLC2Dream Waco LLC2Dmb Aircraft INC2Ytp-14 LLC1Wolf Point Ranch LLC1Wengair LLC1Waco Partners LLC1Waco Air LLC1Waco Aero Club LLC1Wacky Jack LLC1Vintage Aero Machines INC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Rare Aircraft LTD4
Upf-Sevens LLC2
Dream Waco LLC2
Dmb Aircraft INC2
Ytp-14 LLC1
Wolf Point Ranch LLC1
Wengair LLC1
Waco Partners LLC1
Waco Air LLC1
Waco Aero Club LLC1
Wacky Jack LLC1
Vintage Aero Machines INC1

Fleet pages: Rare Aircraft LTD · Dream Waco LLC · Wengair LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 47 cases since 1982, 4 fatal

2024-02-24ERA24LA125 · UPF-7 N30169 · accident near Atlanta, GA · no injuries
2023-08-20ERA23LA345 · UPF-7 N39721 · accident near Warrenton, VA · no injuries
2022-08-06ERA22LA364 · UPF-7 N32141 · accident near Erwinna, PA · minor injuries
2013-03-11WPR13CA146 · UPF-7 N29969 · accident near Paso Robles, CA · minor injuries
2012-08-27CEN12LA582 · UPF-7 N32011 · accident near Jim Falls, WI · no injuries
2011-03-12CEN11FA228 · UPF-7 N30136 · accident near Brownsville, TX · serious injuries
2009-07-04ERA09CA375 · UPF-7 N32132 · accident near Manteo, NC · minor injuries
2007-06-19LAX07CA192 · UPF-7 N32035 · accident near Reno, NV · no injuries

The 8 most recent of 47 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 UPF-7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

189 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Waco UPF-7s?

Ohio, with 19.

Who owns the Waco UPF-7?

39% 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 UPF-7s on the register built?

Between 1939 and 1980; half of them in 1941 or earlier.

How many Waco UPF-7 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

47 accidents and incidents since 1982, 4 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Waco UPF-7 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. 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 UPF-7 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. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A-642, held by The Waco Aircraft Company). No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 3 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 3 of them in the last ten years: about 0.8 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear. 34 approved modifications exist for it, the most by J P Instruments.

Failure reports 3 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA

00122195204
Failure reports by year, as a table
reports
951
042

By system

Failure reports by system, as a table
reportsshare
Landing gear267%
Engine133%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Parts most reported, as a table
reports
Cable2
Return Spring1

Latest reports

2004-07-15Cable: defective · landing gear
2004-07-15Cable: broken · engine
1995-05-10Return Spring: failed · landing gear

Approved replacement parts 6 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: remote mounted (1), operation of (1), hydraulic brake (1), fabric (1), engine mount (1), air filter (1).

Approved modifications 34 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

2026-07-14SA04652CH · To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification
2026-06-09SA00079NY · Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K008 on single and multi engine...
2025-03-01SA7965SW · Application of fabric and polyurethane finishing system.
2024-08-21SA01757WI · To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel
2022-09-01SA01967WI (3 OF3) · Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas

Certificates and bulletins

A-642Type certificate held by The Waco Aircraft Company · 2 models listed · revised June 30, 1949

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 UPF-7 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record
Airworthiness

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/waco/upf-7.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 189

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N39748 Waco
UPF-7
N39748 LLC
Fredericksburg, Texas
Standard 2026-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30106 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Nevada
Standard 2026-10-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39717 Waco
UPF-7
Upf-Sevens LLC
Hamilton, Ohio
Standard 2026-08-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32026 Waco
UPF-7
Upf-Sevens LLC
Hamilton, Ohio
Standard 2026-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32159 Waco
UPF-7
Dp131 Associates LLC
Chesterfield, Virginia
Standard 2026-07-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32134 Waco
UPF-7
Talarik Air LLC
King Salmon, Alaska
Standard 2026-07-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32013 Waco
UPF-7
Keystone Aero Company LLC
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania
Standard 2026-06-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29357 Waco
UPF-7
Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2026-03-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32084 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2026-02-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39727 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
California
Standard 2026-01-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29969 Waco
UPF-7
Twilight Aviation LLC
New Castle, New Hampshire
Standard 2025-11-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30102 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Arizona
Standard 2025-11-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20973 Waco
UPF-7
Four Stars Four Bars Aeromotive LLC
Fairbanks, Alaska
Standard 2025-10-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32011 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2025-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N620AM Waco
UPF-7
Vintage Aero Machines INC
Mulberry, Florida
None on file 2025-06-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32071 Waco
UPF-7
Dream Waco LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2025-05-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32005 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Colorado
Standard 2025-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32132 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2025-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N66720 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Minnesota
Restricted 2025-04-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N67VP Waco
UPF-7
Law Office of Victor F Poulos PC
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Standard 2025-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30146 Waco
UPF-7
Florida Air Tours INC
Merritt Island, Florida
Standard 2025-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39743 Waco
UPF-7
International Air Services INC Trustee
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2025-01-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N45373 Waco
UPF-7
Withheld at owner's request
None on file 2024-12-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32091 Waco
UPF-7
Withheld at owner's request
Standard 2024-11-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32018 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39721 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Missouri
Standard 2024-10-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29992 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2024-09-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39753 Waco
UPF-7
Rare Aircraft LTD
Faribault, Minnesota
Multiple 2024-09-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N679RJ Waco
UPF-7
Travelaire Service INC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2024-08-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32021 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2024-07-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30187 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2024-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39738 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
West Virginia
Standard 2024-06-25 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32127 Waco
UPF-7
Cremante LTD
Carson City, Nevada
Standard 2024-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30140 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
California
Standard 2024-02-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32049 Waco
UPF-7
Albatross Aviation LLC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2023-12-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32125 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2023-11-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30107 Waco
UPF-7
Dream Waco LLC
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Standard 2023-10-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29954 Waco
UPF-7
Texas Barnstorming Museum
Hallettsville, Texas
Standard 2023-10-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N247TG Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Alaska
Standard 2023-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32158 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-09-10 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32179 Waco
UPF-7
Co-owned owner
Kentucky
Standard 2023-09-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32114 Waco
UPF-7
Co-owned owner
Ohio
Multiple 2023-08-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32007 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Connecticut
Standard 2023-08-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29926 Waco
UPF-7
Ifly High LLC
Phoenix, Arizona
Standard 2023-06-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29993 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2023-06-13 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29355 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Georgia
Standard 2023-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29909 Waco
UPF-7
Hotel Charlie LLC
Lewes, Delaware
Experimental 2023-04-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39700 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2023-03-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30129 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Minnesota
None on file 2023-02-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30130 Waco
UPF-7
Race Aviation INC
Northampton, Massachusetts
Standard 2023-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30113 Waco
UPF-7
Hangar 15 LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2023-01-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32094 Waco
UPF-7
United Fleet Leasing LLC
Johns Island, South Carolina
Standard 2022-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32149 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
California
Standard 2022-12-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32079 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2022-10-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32000 Waco
UPF-7
Waco Aero Club LLC
Clinton Township, Michigan
Standard 2022-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30169 Waco
UPF-7
Hollywood Biplanr LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
Standard 2022-10-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N219 Waco
UPF-7
Ytp-14 LLC
Ocala, Florida
Standard 2022-10-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N180GD Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Indiana
Standard 2022-08-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N226E Waco
UPF-7
Palm Springs Air Museum INC
Palm Springs, California
Standard 2022-07-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29955 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39734 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2022-07-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30196 Waco
UPF-7
Michael W Miller LLC
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2022-05-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32144 Waco
UPF-7
Rare Aircraft LTD
Faribault, Minnesota
Restricted 2022-04-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30134 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Maryland
None on file 2022-03-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32032 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2022-03-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29967 Waco
UPF-7
Elliott Properties-Series 6 LLC
Washoe Valley, Nevada
Standard 2022-01-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32016 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Texas
Standard 2022-01-07 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30185 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2021-10-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32065 Waco
UPF-7
Rare Aircraft LTD
Faribault, Minnesota
Standard 2021-10-05 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30165 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Massachusetts
Standard 2021-09-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32186 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2021-08-21 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32053 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Illinois
None on file 2021-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32126 Waco
UPF-7
Coastal Biplane LLC
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
Standard 2021-07-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30188 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Standard 2021-07-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32193 Waco
UPF-7
Marden Aero Services LLC
Erwinna, Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29368 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2021-02-16 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29932 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
California
None on file 2021-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N1333D Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Michigan
Standard 2020-12-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29928 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Minnesota
Standard 2020-10-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32024 Waco
UPF-7
Co-owned owner
New Hampshire
Standard 2020-10-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N31116 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Ohio
None on file 2020-09-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N164 Waco
UPF-7
Lcs Energy INC
Dover, Delaware
Standard 2020-07-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32045 Waco
UPF-7
Adventure North Flying Service LLC
Baudette, Minnesota
Standard 2020-06-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32199 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Kansas
Standard 2020-05-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N173E Waco
UPF-7
Waco Partners LLC
Dunkirk, New York
Standard 2020-05-06 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32063 Waco
UPF-7
Alta Group LLC
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Standard 2020-04-09 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39708 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Indiana
None on file 2020-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N39723 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Indiana
None on file 2020-03-31 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N30186 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Ohio
Standard 2020-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32060 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Illinois
Standard 2020-02-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29312 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Indiana
None on file 2020-01-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29324 Waco
UPF-7
Collings Foundation INC DBA
Hudson, Massachusetts
Standard 2019-12-12 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N134Q Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 2019-11-20 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29303 Waco
UPF-7
Co-owned owner
Pennsylvania
Standard 2019-09-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8749X Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Tennessee
None on file 2019-08-30 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32136 Waco
UPF-7
Hoffman Aircraft Sales CORP
Wilmington, Delaware
Standard 2019-08-19 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N20979 Waco
UPF-7
Dmb Aircraft INC
Edgartown, Massachusetts
Multiple 2019-08-14 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29353 Waco
UPF-7
Simply Living LLC
Fort Myers, Florida
Standard 2019-07-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N29945 Waco
UPF-7
Individual owner
Minnesota
Restricted 2019-07-03 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N32157 Waco
UPF-7
Co-owned owner
Washington
None on file 2019-06-27 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes