# N1252W: 1941 Waco SRE - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Waco SRE](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-sre) (registry code 9600910, 5 seats) - Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008) - Data sheets: [TCDS TC 714](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20714) (The Waco Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 5153 - Year built: 1941 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: February 10, 1972 - Certificate issued: October 16, 2003 - Expires: December 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A068F8 - Registered owner: [Poplar Grove Airmotive Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POPLAR%20GROVE%20AIRMOTIVE%20INC) - Location: [Poplar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Poplar%20Grove) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 42.4006° N, 88.8370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61065, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1252W - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1252W From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-985 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Waco SRE) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-985 series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX03LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA064), Jan 10, 2003: Waco SRE (N1252W), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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 LAX83FUG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUG02), Oct 12, 1982: Waco SRE (N1252W), Redlands, CA, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20030110000249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030110000249A), Jan 10, 2003: Waco SRE (N1252W), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (.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,… - [Accident 19821011055689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821011055689A), Oct 11, 1982: Waco SRE (N1252W), Redlands, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircrafts left wheel to drop into construction hole off side of runway causing loss of control. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (6) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Waco SRE) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation Inc - [STC SA6070NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA6070NM): Installation of a 'quick-disconnect drain plug' on the engine rocker sump for the oil drain retrieval system after engine shutdown. West Coast Air Creations - [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International ## Related - Other Waco SRE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-sre/aircraft.md - The Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.