Single-engine piston

N31653

1941 Waco VKS-7F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
5277
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mcgaw Bradley C + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Poplar Grove, IL
Registration record

N31653 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Waco VKS-7F
Serial
5277
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Mcgaw Bradley C + 1 co-owner
Poplar Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2024-10-19
Airworthiness date
1957-07-09
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A3603E
Mode S (octal)
50660076
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N31653.
  • 1957-07-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N31653

N31653 is a 1941 Waco VKS-7F, serial number 5277. The FAA register lists Mcgaw Bradley C + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 9, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31653.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N31653.

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.