We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Waco
Model
YMF
Year
1934
Serial number
4213
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
3
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A0A926
Engine
Make and model
Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Type
Reciprocating
Power
245 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2023 – nowIndividual ownerClaude, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Jul 28, 1997 · Lake Buena Vist, FL
failure of maintenance personnel to follow installation procedures pertaining to the torque of the propeller retention nut, which resulted in a loose propeller retention nut, subsequent fatigue failure of the crankshaft, and loss of engine power. The lack of suitable terrain for an emergency landing was a related factor.
the pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane after applying the brakes. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with this make and model airplane.
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Reciprocating engine · stud · failedAug 29, 1995
FOLLOWING OVERHAUL, ENGINE WAS PUT IN SERVICE. AT 593 HOURS, CHANGED OUT THE NR 5 CYLINDER AND FOUND NOTHING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ALARMING OR INDICATIVE OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. AT 680 HOURS SMOH, THE NR 7 CYLINDER BROKE ALL THE HOLD-DOWN STUDS, LIFTED .50 INCH OFF THE BASE AND WAS KEPT FROM COMPLETE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.