Single-engine piston

N8518L

1929 Waco Gxe

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1929
Serial
1885
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Koerner Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Kankakee, IL
Registration record

N8518L on the FAA register

Type
1929 Waco Gxe
Serial
1885
Engines
1
Registered owner
Koerner Aviation Inc
Kankakee, IL
Certificate issued
2013-02-11
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ABAE8A
Mode S (octal)
52727212
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-02-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8518L to the current registrant.
  • 1974-05-31
    N8518L previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 25-5417); cancelled.
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N8518L

N8518L is a 1929 Waco Gxe, serial number 1885. The FAA register lists Koerner Aviation Inc as the registrant in Kankakee, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 11, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029.

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 N8518L.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8518L.

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.