Single-engine piston

N12428

1940 Waco QCF

Registered 3 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1940
Serial
3569
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Barefoot Ranch LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N12428 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Waco QCF
Serial
3569
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Flying Barefoot Ranch LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2014-07-11
Airworthiness date
1971-01-21
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0654D
Mode S (octal)
50062515
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N12428.
  • 1996-06-01
    Accident at Bartlesville, OK; damage: destroyed.
  • 1989-04-21
    Accident at Hollbrook, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1971-05-26
    Accident at Wink,Tex, 43; damage: substantial.
  • 1971-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N12428

N12428 is a 1940 Waco QCF, serial number 3569. The FAA register lists Flying Barefoot Ranch LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 21, 1971.

N12428 has 3 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-06-01 Accident · Bartlesville, OK Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · FTW96FA234B
Reported aircraft: Waco QCF
Probable cause: The failure of each pilot-in-command to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the lack of each pilot-in-command obtaining/maintaining communication with the control tower, and inadequate lookout by each pilot-rated passenger, the inadequate procedures/directives by the biplane association management and the airport management, and inadequate supervision by the Federal Aviation Administration.
1989-04-21 Accident · Hollbrook, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX89LA166
Reported aircraft: Waco QCF
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY CORRECT THE SITUATION BEFORE THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO SOFT TERRAIN.
1971-05-26 Accident · Wink,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1727
Reported aircraft: Waco QCF-2

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.