Single-engine piston

N4837

Waco Gxe

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1996
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Falls Church, VA
Registration record

N4837 on the FAA register

Type
Waco Gxe
Serial
1996
Engines
1
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Falls Church, VA
Certificate issued
2026-03-31
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A5F70B
Mode S (octal)
51373413
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N4837 to the current registrant.
  • 1994-04-08
    N4837 previously assigned to a Bell 47G (s/n 1453); cancelled.
  • 1938-11-18
    N4837 previously assigned to a Homebuilt 9000 (s/n 421); cancelled.
Overview

About N4837

N4837 is a Waco Gxe, serial number 1996. It is registered to co-owners in Falls Church, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 31, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 3 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4837. 5 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-03-03 Accident · Miami, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA90LA077
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G — a different aircraft that carried the N4837 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL. THE LOCATION OF TREES WAS A RELATED FACTOR IN THAT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REACH A SUITABLE LANDING AREA DURING THE AUTOROTATION.
1978-04-26 Accident · North Miami,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1100
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G — a different aircraft that carried the N4837 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SWASHPLATE ASSEMBLY MISSING.
1976-04-12 Accident · N Miami Beach,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0865
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G — a different aircraft that carried the N4837 registration before this airframe.
1975-08-30 Accident · Miami,Fl, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2463
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G — a different aircraft that carried the N4837 registration before this airframe.
1972-05-26 Accident · Opa Locka,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2089
Reported aircraft: Bell 47G — a different aircraft that carried the N4837 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LT HAD ONLY HEADSET,CONFUSED HEIGHT ABOVE LAKE.

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.