Single-engine piston

N1937

1937 Waco YKS-7

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1937
Serial
4631
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Baldwin Park, CA
Registration record

N1937 on the FAA register

Type
1937 Waco YKS-7
Serial
4631
Engines
Jacobs L4 /R755-7
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Baldwin Park, CA
Certificate issued
2018-08-22
Airworthiness date
1956-05-21
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1769D
Mode S (octal)
50273235
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N1937 to the current registrant.
  • 1968-07-23
    Accident at Albuquerque,N Mex, 31; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1948-11-22
    N1937 previously assigned to a Taylorcraft A (s/n 310); cancelled.
  • 1937
    Manufactured (1937).
Overview

About N1937

N1937 is a 1937 Waco YKS-7, serial number 4631. It is registered to an individual in Baldwin Park, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2018 and expires on August 31, 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, dated May 21, 1956.

N1937 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-07-23 Accident · Albuquerque,N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2432
Reported aircraft: Waco YKS-7
Probable cause: KNOTS,GUSTING.

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.