Single-engine piston

N2369Q

1940 Waco UPF-7

Registered 4 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1940
Serial
5387
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Ruidoso, NM
1940 Waco UPF-7
Representative photo of a Waco UPF-7. Not a photo of N2369Q.
Registration record

N2369Q on the FAA register

Type
1940 Waco UPF-7
Serial
5387
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Ruidoso, NM
Certificate issued
1998-04-30
Airworthiness date
1978-03-27
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2226C
Mode S (octal)
50421154
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-07-10
    Accident at Moose Jaw; damage: destroyed.
  • 1998-04-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N2369Q.
  • 1989-08-27
    Accident at Watkins, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-03-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1975-09-06
    Accident at El Paso,Tx, 43; damage: substantial.
  • 1973-08-19
    Accident at Dimmitt,Tex, 43; damage: substantial.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N2369Q

N2369Q is a 1940 Waco UPF-7, serial number 5387. It is registered to an individual in Ruidoso, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 30, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 27, 1978.

N2369Q has 4 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-07-10 Accident · Moose Jaw Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI05WA182A
Reported aircraft: Waco UPF-7
1989-08-27 Accident · Watkins, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN89LA201
Reported aircraft: Waco UPF7
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT.
1975-09-06 Accident · El Paso,Tx, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2322
Reported aircraft: Waco UPF-7
Probable cause: ARPT. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
1973-08-19 Accident · Dimmitt,Tex, 43 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2622
Reported aircraft: Waco UPF-7
Probable cause: AIRSHOW.RUDDER HIT RWY.
1965-01-17 Accident · Eads Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0197
Reported aircraft: Beechraft M23 — a different aircraft that carried the N2369Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: UNWAY

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.