- Registered owner
- Poplar Grove Airmotive Inc
- Location
- Poplar Grove, IL
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 5153
- Year built
- 1941
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- February 10, 1972
- Certificate issued
- October 16, 2003
- Expires
- December 31, 2028
- Mode S code
- A068F8
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB LAX03LA064Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPrescott, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a collision with a runway sign. Factors in the accident were the tailwind and the malfunctioning brake system.NTSB LAX83FUG02Accident · No injuriesFinal reportRedlands, CADuring landing into a sun low on the horizon the acft drifted left & touched down slightly off the rwy. The left gear caught a construction hole & sheared off. The acft went out of control & struck a rock pile shearing the right gear off. The rwy recently had…
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20030110000249APrescott, AZ(.19)On January 10, 2003, at 1249 mountain standard time, a Waco Sre, N1252W, lost directional control on landing and struck a runway sign at the Prescott, Arizona, airport. The pilot was operating the borrowed airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91.…Accident 19821011055689ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Redlands, CAPilot allowed aircrafts left wheel to drop into construction hole off side of runway causing loss of control.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N1252WGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Waco SRE aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 6
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Waco SRE
STC SA04652CHTo allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specificationSTC SA01757WITo allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuelSTC SA01831WITo allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuelSTC SA6070NMInstallation of a 'quick-disconnect drain plug' on the engine rocker sump for the oil drain retrieval system after engine shutdown.STC SA02033ATModification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line.STC SA4302NMInstallation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer.