Single-engine piston

N8538X

Waco Dso

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
3002
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairfield, OH
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Registration record

N8538X on the FAA register

Type
Waco Dso
Serial
3002
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairfield, OH
Certificate issued
2006-01-20
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
ABB603
Mode S (octal)
52733003
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N8538X to the current registrant.
Overview

About N8538X

N8538X is a Waco Dso, serial number 3002. It is registered to an individual in Fairfield, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2006 and expires on October 31, 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 this airframe as N8538X. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-09-06 Accident · Salmon,Id, 12 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3837
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172 — a different aircraft that carried the N8538X registration before this airframe.
1964-06-26 Accident · Anapra N Mex, 31 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1817
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172P — a different aircraft that carried the N8538X registration before this airframe.

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.