Aircraft record

N96TClassic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2018)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Jun 30, 2033
Based in: Springfield, IL; owner city / state
Engine: R755B SERIES · 275 hp; Jacobs
Owners: 1; since 2026
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 2018
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Springfield, IL
Certificate issued: Jun 24, 2026
Expires: Jun 30, 2033
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Jan 29, 1993

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: Classic Aircraft Corp
Model: WACO YMF
Serial number: F5C-052
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AD5B76

Engine

Make and model: Jacobs R755b Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 275 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2026 – nowIndividual ownerSpringfield, IL · current
1956 – 1958Aviation Equipment CoToledo, OH · different airframe: 1956 Dehavilland Dhc-3 S/N 110

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 9, 2018 · North Myrtle Beach, SC

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a left quartering headwind.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: GAA18CA434

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for GAA18CA434)

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 (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.

Flight controls · pulley · wornSep 1, 2002
ELEVATOR PULLEYS WORN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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