Single-engine piston

N16517

1936 Waco YKS-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1936
Serial
4508
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Poplar Grove, IL
Registration record

N16517 on the FAA register

Type
1936 Waco YKS-6
Serial
4508
Engines
Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Poplar Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2015-09-01
Airworthiness date
1972-08-04
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A106DC
Mode S (octal)
50203334
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N16517.
  • 1972-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1936
    Manufactured (1936).
Overview

About N16517

N16517 is a 1936 Waco YKS-6, serial number 4508. It is registered to an individual in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 1, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Jacobs L4 /R755-7 engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 4, 1972.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N16517.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N16517.

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.