Models / Waco / YKS-7 / N17734 Aircraft record N17734 1937 Waco YKS-7 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2016) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Jul 31, 2029 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2016 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Wolfeboro, NH
Certificate issued Jul 15, 2016
Expires Jul 31, 2029
Airworthiness Standard
Airworthiness date Nov 16, 1956 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 YKS-7
Year 1937
Serial number 4636
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 5
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A1360C 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 2016 – now Individual owner Wolfeboro, NH · 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 (1)
Accident · substantial damage May 13, 2016 · Millersburg, OH The pilot's loss of directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions resulting in excessive brake application, and airplane nose over.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report GAA16CA238 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA16CA238)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) 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 (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 19, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 19, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record