Single-engine piston

N17716

1937 Waco YKS-7

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1937
Serial
4623
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Poplar Grove, IL
Registration record

N17716 on the FAA register

Type
1937 Waco YKS-7
Serial
4623
Engines
Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Poplar Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2011-03-30
Airworthiness date
1956-02-09
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A135C8
Mode S (octal)
50232710
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N17716.
  • 1969-04-20
    Accident at Baytown,Tex, 43; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-02-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1937
    Manufactured (1937).
Overview

About N17716

N17716 is a 1937 Waco YKS-7, serial number 4623. It is registered to co-owners in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 30, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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, dated February 9, 1956.

N17716 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-04-20 Accident · Baytown,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1698
Reported aircraft: Waco YKS-7

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.